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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Stay Here: Mallorca’s new kid on the block is the 14-room Portella Palma, launched by brother-and-sister team Enrique and Inés Miró-Sans of Barcelona’s Casa Bonay fame and designed by Parisian design duo Festen.
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Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
And finally, the Anti-Itch Spray ($10) – This new kid on the block provides temporary, soothing relief to itchy bites.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
There’s a new kid on the block and her name is Bea!
—Kristina Behr, Parents, 25 Jan. 2024
Wiki-Licious, a relatively new kid on the block, is serving up the sweet treats that most Alaskans fall in love with on their Hawaii vacations.
—Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2023
Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
And finally, the Anti-Itch Spray ($10) – This new kid on the block provides temporary, soothing relief to itchy bites.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
There’s a new kid on the block and her name is Bea!
—Kristina Behr, Parents, 25 Jan. 2024
Wiki-Licious, a relatively new kid on the block, is serving up the sweet treats that most Alaskans fall in love with on their Hawaii vacations.
—Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2023
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