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new-found

British  

adjective

  1. newly or recently discovered

    new-found confidence

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Goldman points to a potential new-found risk aversion on behalf of shippers and insurers that may limit exports and production.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

As Malcolm, Muniz, who mostly gave up acting for professional race car driving, seems, for all his new-found calm, on the edge of exploding.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

Given everything that has happened - the tries, the wins, the new-found hope, the imminent tilt at history - Rome seems like an age ago.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

In it, Alfredo shows a new-found understanding of his beloved.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

In the new and neutral hiding place he cut the university out, went to his classes and left as soon as he could, to live in his new-found memories.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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