Latecomers had to park their cars far from the stadium.
Recent Examples on the WebThe brand was a relative latecomer as an active user of the app — ramping up its posts starting about a year ago — but has about 123,000 followers and has had several videos go viral.—Julie Creswell, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024 The latecomers to the vigil are unlikely allies: two Republicans who favor tough law and order policies.—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2024 Customers may see Chevy, Cadillac, Buick and GMC as latecomers compared with brands that have sold PHEVs all along, including Ford, Hyundai, Kia and Toyota.—Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2024 If there is a rush — a latecomer to a large party, someone who has to dash back to the office or a child — the ticket blinks.—Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024 Meanwhile, digital leaders enjoyed 5% yearly sales growth from 2014 to 2022, outperforming digital followers (+2.6%) and digital latecomers (-0.4%), according to Retail Economics.—Michelle Liang, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024 There’s an attempt to group us into the component voices, but people want to sit next to their friends; the balcony is a catchall for latecomers.—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2023 Last year’s show was so well-attended that latecomers stood behind the seating that surrounds the stage.—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2023 As latecomers to the imperialist game, the Japanese had been fighting wars on the Asian continent since 1894.—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
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