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neophytes

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Key to their transformation has been the crypto sector, where they were all neophytes a few years ago, but now run businesses that raised billions of dollars from investors before the market turned sour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

So we figured that even as total neophytes, there was a chance we could make a coin that would go to the moon.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2025

They saved money by hiring neophytes and then letting them go once they got enough experience to demand a larger salary.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2024

The campaign started as an unlikely bid for two political neophytes trying to get the area to elect a Latino for the first time.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024

All the neophytes of the neighboring villages assembled to see it unveiled and solemnly blessed.

From The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks by Walworth, Ellen H.