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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In Atlanta, where rap is a multibillion-dollar industry, up-and-coming artists also have a wary eye on the trial.
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Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Rankin, who was living at the time with the up-and-coming art dealer Mary Boone, remembers accompanying Woodman to meet with another downtown dealer, but nothing came of it.
—Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
Collecting wine for the Asian and especially the Chinese community is a very up-and-coming thing.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
The section focuses on first and second feature films from up-and-coming directors.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
In addition to big stars like Peso Pluma, Young Miko, J Balvin, Ice Spice and Carin León, the festival will also feature a slew of up-and-coming Latin acts ready to impress attendees unfamiliar with them.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The meet includes national team members and up-and-coming swimmers such as Santa Margarita junior Teagan O’Dell.
California Aquatics’ men and women and Sandpipers of Nevada are among the top clubs racing.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
The semi-autobiographical story centers on an up-and-coming journalist in Philadelphia who deals with shaky self-esteem, a fresh-out-of-the-closet mom, an absent father and the guy who broke her heart.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
While established artists often compete for a spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart and Billboard 200 albums ranking, which track the most popular songs and albums of the week, respectively, up-and-coming talents typically start off on genre-specific lists.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2024
Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Rankin, who was living at the time with the up-and-coming art dealer Mary Boone, remembers accompanying Woodman to meet with another downtown dealer, but nothing came of it.
—Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
Collecting wine for the Asian and especially the Chinese community is a very up-and-coming thing.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
The section focuses on first and second feature films from up-and-coming directors.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
In addition to big stars like Peso Pluma, Young Miko, J Balvin, Ice Spice and Carin León, the festival will also feature a slew of up-and-coming Latin acts ready to impress attendees unfamiliar with them.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The meet includes national team members and up-and-coming swimmers such as Santa Margarita junior Teagan O’Dell.
California Aquatics’ men and women and Sandpipers of Nevada are among the top clubs racing.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
The semi-autobiographical story centers on an up-and-coming journalist in Philadelphia who deals with shaky self-esteem, a fresh-out-of-the-closet mom, an absent father and the guy who broke her heart.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
While established artists often compete for a spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart and Billboard 200 albums ranking, which track the most popular songs and albums of the week, respectively, up-and-coming talents typically start off on genre-specific lists.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2024
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