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- adjective Recently discovered.
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- adjective Recently found; newly discovered.
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- adjective newly discovered
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Examples
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Others called the newfound interest in innovation - and the diversity it is supposed to bring to the economy - a healthy start.
The Moscow Times By Alex Anishyuk 2010
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On his most recent album, " I See the Sign, " Mr. Amidon ' s gentle music recalls newfound field recordings that have been gussied up without losing their affecting authenticity.
Names You Know, On the Go Jim Fusilli 2010
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I called my newfound friend earlier who works in Singapore.
Mat Salleh Boleh!!! Sharon Bakar 2005
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Washington, DC Rotters - In what the White House is describing as a newfound sense of bipartisanship and mercy, President Bush late today issued a full and complete pardon to accused "DC Madame" Deborah Palfrey.
Satire: Bush Pardons DC Madam before Phone Records Released William Harryman 2007
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The people that they are getting are so-called newfound Republicans.
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Stewart has dubbed his newfound nemesis "The Ayatollah of Payola" and "Duke Sellington."
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Susan Boyle calls her newfound fame "breathtaking."
WCAX - Local News 2009
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Susan Boyle calls her newfound fame "breathtaking."
unknown title 2009
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Susan Boyle calls her newfound fame "breathtaking."
unknown title 2009
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Susan Boyle calls her newfound fame "breathtaking."
unknown title 2009
bilby commented on the word newfound
"The newfound cobra has its habitation in Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia and it can 'deliver more poison than any other cobras that have yet been discovered'." - website, Dec 2007.
December 13, 2007