new kid on the block

noun phrase

: someone who has recently joined a particular group
I was the new kid on the block, having just been hired the week before.

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Hall used to peek over her aunt’s fence to get a glimpse of the mysterious new kid on the block until her aunt introduced them. Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025 Talos Energy is a new kid on the block. Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Calling all Midtown Manhattan shoppers: there’s a new kid on the block. Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025 But a new kid on the block is on a mission to change that. Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 4 May 2025 Hong Kong boasts a lot of great Japanese restaurants, including some world beaters, but this intimate spot is the relatively new kid on the block having opened in December and is a destination eatery for lovers of tempura craftsmanship. Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025 But now there's a new kid on the block: altermagnets. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 In this classic business story scenario, the nimble new kid on the block eats the lunch of the clumsy giant set in their old ways. Adrian Dearnell, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

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“New kid on the block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20kid%20on%20the%20block. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.

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