first law

noun

: the most important principle
He teaches his students that balance is the first law of architecture.

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Passed in the Senate in June, this bill, if approved, would be among the first laws in the nation to regulate AI companions with safety standards. Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025 The first law to get approved often serves as a template or model. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025 In 2016, North Carolina passed the nation’s first law barring transgender people from using bathrooms aligned with their identities. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025 The nation’s first law school was established there, as was the first all-female academy. Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for first law

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