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new start

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noun

  1. an employee who has just joined a company or organization

"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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She’s got a new book, a new city and a new start.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Black Friday starts in October now, so is January the new start of spring selling season?

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Immigrants from Venezuela, the family had made a new start in a country that Guac helped them feel was their home.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

In his ambition, Anderson advocates for movement and magnanimity over sitting and spewing, hooking his audience until the journey’s thrilling end, suggesting that the story’s conclusion might just be a brand new start.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2025

I could make a new start and just be a person like everyone else.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang

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