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Latecomers had to park their cars far from the stadium.
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There were pockets of space at the back of the room for latecomers to stand, and reporters tried to test him with the sort of incremental questions that even correspondents of inside baseball would balk at.
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Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
Iheanachor is a former high school hooper and latecomer to football.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
The theory of probability was a latecomer in the history of math.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
DoorDash was a latecomer to some of the affected markets.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
Iheanachor is a former high school hooper and latecomer to football.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
The theory of probability was a latecomer in the history of math.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
DoorDash was a latecomer to some of the affected markets.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Latecomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latecomer. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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latecomer
noun
late·com·er
ˈlāt-ˌkəm-ər 
: one who arrives late
also
: one who has recently arrived
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