up-and-coming
adjective
up-and-com·ing
ˌəp-ən(d)-ˈkə-miŋ 
ˌəp-ᵊm-
: gaining prominence and likely to advance or succeed
an up-and-coming young actor
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Surprisingly, there are a few dresses worn by society figures of a bygone age when Denver was an up-and-coming metropolis, made rich by mining and the westward expansion of American culture.
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Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Wildcats coach Tommy Lloyd spent decades at Gonzaga, a school that took a lead in international recruiting (Domantas Sabonis, Rui Hachimura) long before the onset of NIL made coming to America a more lucrative proposition for the up-and-coming European club players.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
And what was cool is, for such a tiny company, there were all these up-and-coming players using the drums — Chad Sexton, Taylor Hawkins.
—Jeff Miller, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
It was launched to provide up-and-coming creators from across the globe with a platform to be seen, discovered and hired by decision makers in the advertising industry.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
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Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Wildcats coach Tommy Lloyd spent decades at Gonzaga, a school that took a lead in international recruiting (Domantas Sabonis, Rui Hachimura) long before the onset of NIL made coming to America a more lucrative proposition for the up-and-coming European club players.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
And what was cool is, for such a tiny company, there were all these up-and-coming players using the drums — Chad Sexton, Taylor Hawkins.
—Jeff Miller, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
It was launched to provide up-and-coming creators from across the globe with a platform to be seen, discovered and hired by decision makers in the advertising industry.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
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