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Additional, fresh individuals regarded as an invigorating force, as in an organization. For example, The board could really use some new blood next year . This metaphoric expression, first recorded in 1853, alludes to a blood transfusion and employs new in the sense of “fresh.”

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In addition to “Knots Landing,” Lincoln was known for her portrayal of Tina Shepard, the teenager whose special powers awaken Jason from his grave at the bottom of the lake, in the 1988 film “Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood.”

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Stratton beat Flair to defend her title in what felt like a proverbial handing of the torch from one of the WWE's most decorated champions to the new blood midway through her first title reign.

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He said the changes he had seen in his wife were the reason he had founded Race Against Dementia, which is funding a new blood test trial developed by the University of Cambridge.

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His charity is now funding the development of a new blood test trial to detect signs of frontotemporal dementia 10 to 20 years before it is diagnosed.

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As for her new blood relations, she says the situation has been more difficult.

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