Johnny-come-lately

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Recent Examples of Johnny-come-lately Sure those who spent the most and who’ve stayed the longest ought to receive more compensation than the Johnny-come-lately’s to the smarthome party? Charles Radclyffe, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025 Johnny-come-lately botnet sets a new record At 30,000 devices, the Eleven11bot was already exceptionally large (although some botnets exceed well over 100,000 devices). Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025 The Hood proudly stands as an outlier, no Johnny-come-lately to contemporary Native art. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 The Hood proudly stands as an outlier, no Johnny-come-lately to contemporary Native art. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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follower
Noun
  • Published in the Journal of Business Research, a new study suggests that followers respond to influencers’ use of sexuality more favorably than to brands who employ the same tactics with models.
    Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
  • There was support from social media influencers with Evan Tanaka (327K followers) creating his own commercial: Snapple launched packaging inspired by each of the heroes.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 30 July 2025

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