first and last
idiom
: at the most basic level : in all respects
This is first and last a matter of national security.
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Does your father regularly overuse emojis or insist on signing his texts with his first and last name?
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Catherine Pearson, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
In order to obtain access to the database, you are required to provide your legal first and last name, your date of birth, your Social Security number, a copy of the front and back of your driver’s license, and have the use of a mobile device.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
To share your thoughts in this public forum, email them with your first and last names and city or neighborhood of residence to robert.vardon@lajollalight.com.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
The Titanic's first and last voyage The luxury liner, Titanic, departed Southhampton, England, on its maiden voyage on April 10, 1912.
—George Petras, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
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Catherine Pearson, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
In order to obtain access to the database, you are required to provide your legal first and last name, your date of birth, your Social Security number, a copy of the front and back of your driver’s license, and have the use of a mobile device.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
To share your thoughts in this public forum, email them with your first and last names and city or neighborhood of residence to robert.vardon@lajollalight.com.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
The Titanic's first and last voyage The luxury liner, Titanic, departed Southhampton, England, on its maiden voyage on April 10, 1912.
—George Petras, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
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“First and last.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20and%20last. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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