on the scene
idiom
—used to say that someone or something is or has become an important part of a situation, activity, etc.
She was lonely for a while, but now there's a new boyfriend on the scene.
a popular singer who first burst on the scene last year
Our lives have changed a lot since computers have come/appeared on the scene.
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Officers with the City of Fort Collins Police Department arrived on the scene and rendered aid before EMS arrived, and the girl was transported to Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, USA Today and KDVR reported.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
When authorities arrived on the scene, the bodies of 28-year-old Brooke Lundy and 40-year-old Matthew Blevins were found dead inside the home.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
When authorities arrived on the scene, the bodies of 28-year-old Brooke Lundy and 40-year-old Matthew Blevins were found dead inside the home.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
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“On the scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20scene. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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