new blood

noun

: persons who are accepted into a group or organization and are expected to provide fresh ideas and vitality : fresh blood
… the social exclusivity common in this class in the early part of the century, which served to limit new blood and ideas …Anne H. Soukhanov

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First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of new blood was in 1824

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“New blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20blood. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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