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novelty

[nov-uhl-tee] / ˈnɒv əl ti /




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“It’s that ‘work hard, play hard’ crowd that’s always seeking whatever the novelty thing of the moment is.”

From The Wall Street Journal

BOJ officials raised their policy rate target in response to persistent inflation, a painful novelty for households in a country that battled flat or falling prices for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

Older relatives often want shared traditions; younger people want autonomy and novelty, especially in the YouTube age.

From BBC

Despite its novelty, it’s the most imperfect of my four recommendations.

From Los Angeles Times

The goal isn’t novelty for its own sake, but fluency.

From Salon