rookie
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As a rookie in 2009, the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft had three passes intercepted in his first game, two in the second, none in the third and one in the fourth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Dodgers rookie Josue DePaula kneels on the field during practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
In actual reality, the Brewers are expected to follow Misiorowski with rookie Logan Henderson, with whom they would not part in the Skubal trade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
In their rookie days, he recalls, “Carson and I had this ongoing discussion: How do crimes get solved? Or real mysteries for that matter. By the book, by accretion of information—logically?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
But moving into the fall, with the end in sight, I wanted to squeeze as much of the four or five years it took to make a good CO into my single rookie year.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
That leaves right guard Cole Strange, a fifth-year veteran, likely starting alongside four rookies: left tackle Logan Taylor, left guard Jake Slaughter, center Jacob Spomer and right tackle Travis Burke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
The crew of Mighty Mary was, indeed, a wonder—a quickly-assembled but deeply talented collection of vets and rookies who jelled into a world-class outfit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"So many people said it was a bit of a risk having four rookies, but I was so impressed with them," Nordqvist said.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The most important decision a front office could make wasn’t which rookies to select, or which pieces to trade, or which stars to court in free agency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The cast is full of regulars and rookies with cartoon names like Flapjack, Scoobs, and Cookie.
From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander
