latecomer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of latecomer
Example Sentences
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Apple would be a latecomer to the world of foldable phones — with Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan noting that Samsung and Huawei both released foldable smartphones in 2019.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
McCullum is a latecomer to this England-India T20 trilogy, but another icon of the modern game will again hope to be front and centre.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Rep. Wesley Hunt, a latecomer to the race who was an early backer of Trump in 2024, earned 13.5% of the vote and will not advance to the run-off.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026
In truth, America was a latecomer to the conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
In the Balkans, Romania, a latecomer, entered the war on the side of the Allies and was quickly overrun by the Germans, who gained control of that country’s valuable oil and grain resources.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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