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His job security wasn't helped by a trio of front-row tyros – Afolabi Fasogbon, Billy Sela and Asher Opoku Fordjour – emerging out of England's Under-20 Rugby World Cup success either.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

The elephant ethogram offers 13 clips of the rumbles to help tomorrow’s research tyros.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2021

France’s tyros – most of the team are playing their first Six Nations – showed poise in the biggest moments against the most experienced side ever fielded in the championship.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2020

Geoff Lemon salutes the tyros who bowled their side to the brink of victory.

From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2019

Those of his successors in each branch of natural philosophy with whom I was acquainted appeared even to my boy’s apprehensions as tyros engaged in the same pursuit.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley