novice

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Crokes Cross made her British debut in the two-mile novice hurdle at Kelso on Thursday, coming first with odds of 300-1.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The investing novice says the market always comes back.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Davignon, who went on to become a vice president of the European Commission in the 1980s, was a novice diplomat at the time of the assassination.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

While falls from ski lifts are rare, the possibility weighs heavily on the psyches of many novice skiers and snowboarders.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

A twenty-six-year-old novice attorney who later became an international master, he greeted the Brooklyn pair and immediately matched Bobby with a player.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady