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Latecomers had to park their cars far from the stadium.
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Qualcomm was viewed as a latecomer to the vehicle control or ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) segment, yet its revenues are almost double those of the early AV control system leader, Mobileye.
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Jim McGregor, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Shueisha, the publisher, was a relative latecomer to the weekly manga scene.
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At last, the most infamous latecomer in all of literature has arrived—not in the flesh, but in South Africa’s Afrikaans language.
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But Noel was a latecomer to Oasis, and the story involving the others is of relevance.
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Jim McGregor, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Shueisha, the publisher, was a relative latecomer to the weekly manga scene.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
At last, the most infamous latecomer in all of literature has arrived—not in the flesh, but in South Africa’s Afrikaans language.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2025
But Noel was a latecomer to Oasis, and the story involving the others is of relevance.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 29 June 2025
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“Latecomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latecomer. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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latecomer
noun
late·com·er
ˈlāt-ˌkəm-ər 
: one who arrives late
also
: one who has recently arrived
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