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 There is an unlikely new kid on the block among the U.K.’s business big boys – the maker of war games miniatures, Games Workshop. Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 5 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 21 Oct. 2025.

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