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newly

[noo-lee, nyoo-] / ˈnu li, ˈnyu- /
ADVERB
recently
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For instance, 45% of newly homeless single adults are actually employed, but don’t have sufficient income or savings to get into an apartment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He likes them newly constructed but grounded in centuries-old design.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The newly installed chairman of the Fed is unlikely to do either in his early days.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“Not much the firefighters can do when it was blowing that hard,” said Kelly Singer, acting deputy fire chief for the newly minted U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

He pulls in the crowds with half-fakes like the "Woolly Horse," a strange, long-haired horse that Barnum declares is a newly discovered species, being part deer, buffalo, elephant, camel, and sheep.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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