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novice

[nov-is] / ˈnɒv ɪs /


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"I wanted to show people that it works," she tells me, explaining she thought sweetcorn's similarity to condensed milk would make the combination "more palatable" to a sweetcorn drink novice.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

A political novice, Darline is a blank slate and has been notoriously press-shy since taking office.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

The woman had been part of a group of three novice climbers who were ascending a steep, high-altitude route up Mt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Paine presented himself as a novice writer struck by a sudden inspiration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

My song, the hovercraft, were too unfamiliar for this novice to pick up, but it has mastered her handful of notes.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Some are tennis novices while others, like Foon, are coming off a long pause.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

A better question is why novices with small balances don’t just buy and hold the one thing guaranteed to leave them satisfied after a great quarter—nearly-free index funds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

They include novices straight out of education, laid-off construction workers and barbecue business owners seeking new inspiration.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

ETFs like these are easy for novices to work with and often have low fees.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026

When her locks and curls were piled up around her feet, one of the novices soaped her head and the silent sister scraped away the stubble with a razor.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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