on the scene
idiom
—used to say that someone or something is or has become an important part of a situation, activity, etc.
She was lonely for a while, but now there's a new boyfriend on the scene.
a popular singer who first burst on the scene last year
Our lives have changed a lot since computers have come/appeared on the scene.
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Stars are important, and with fighters like Dakota Ditcheva, Cris Cyborg, Thad Jean and Usman Nurmagomedov already under the PFL banner there are charismatic combatants on the scene.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
School officials say a nearby adult on the scene offered to take the kid, but ICE agents did not allow that.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The court on Thursday also saw bodycam footage of the moment authorities arrived on the scene to help, The Independent reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Ross remained on the scene after shooting Good.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
School officials say a nearby adult on the scene offered to take the kid, but ICE agents did not allow that.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The court on Thursday also saw bodycam footage of the moment authorities arrived on the scene to help, The Independent reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Ross remained on the scene after shooting Good.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
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“On the scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20scene. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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