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what else is new?

idiom

informal
used to say that one is not surprised by something one has been told
"They lost again." "So what else is new?"

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“What else is new?.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/what%20else%20is%20new%3F. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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