up-and-coming
adjective
up-and-com·ing
ˌəp-ən(d)-ˈkə-miŋ 
ˌəp-ᵊm-
: gaining prominence and likely to advance or succeed
an up-and-coming young actor
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Fortune’s series, The Good Life, shows how up-and-coming leaders spend their time and money outside of work.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Coachella may have shied away from hiring the British singer-songwriter, as the program typically leans toward what’s extremely hot right now and the up-and-coming stars of the music industry — not so much the artists that dominate top 40 radio and appeal to an older audience.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The 2000 film, written and directed by Cameron Crowe, set in 1973, follows a high school boy, William Miller (Patrick Fugit), who is writing a story for Rolling Stone about an up-and-coming rock band.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Miamians in the know, of course, have already discovered Recoveco and its creators, who were among the chefs honored in April when StarChefs, a magazine that highlights up-and-coming culinary talent and industry trends, named the couple among its 2025 Miami Rising Stars.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Coachella may have shied away from hiring the British singer-songwriter, as the program typically leans toward what’s extremely hot right now and the up-and-coming stars of the music industry — not so much the artists that dominate top 40 radio and appeal to an older audience.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The 2000 film, written and directed by Cameron Crowe, set in 1973, follows a high school boy, William Miller (Patrick Fugit), who is writing a story for Rolling Stone about an up-and-coming rock band.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Miamians in the know, of course, have already discovered Recoveco and its creators, who were among the chefs honored in April when StarChefs, a magazine that highlights up-and-coming culinary talent and industry trends, named the couple among its 2025 Miami Rising Stars.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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