fresh blood
noun
: newly added members or participants : new blood
"The new guy is going to work harder," Rivolo told me. "He has to prove himself, assert his authority. Maybe the old guy had been getting lazy, not working so hard … Fresh blood makes a difference."—
Andrew Cockburn
Andrew CockburnArguably the greatest American racehorse, Man o' War burst onto the scene just when the sport needed some fresh blood to wake it from the doldrums of a nationwide antigambling crusade.—Bill Barich
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There was a great mix of legacy franchises and fresh blood to experience.
—George Yang, Space.com, 15 June 2026
Patrick Horvath has turned his cuddly serial killer comic Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees into a veritable hit franchise for indie publisher IDW, and now the creator has invited some fresh blood into the bucolic town of Woodbrook.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
It's been 13 years since that sequel, which shed nearly every major player from the original franchise's cast and crew and added fresh blood like Ashley Tisdale and Lindsay Lohan.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Perhaps the time is right for fresh blood.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 May 2026
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George Yang, Space.com, 15 June 2026
Patrick Horvath has turned his cuddly serial killer comic Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees into a veritable hit franchise for indie publisher IDW, and now the creator has invited some fresh blood into the bucolic town of Woodbrook.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
It's been 13 years since that sequel, which shed nearly every major player from the original franchise's cast and crew and added fresh blood like Ashley Tisdale and Lindsay Lohan.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Perhaps the time is right for fresh blood.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 May 2026
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“Fresh blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fresh%20blood. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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