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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People like community organizer Malik Rahim, granted first and last word here, have found peace over 20 years of rumination, though anger and sadness keep bursting to the surface.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
The late Hank Aaron, a long-time Atlanta icon who topped the lifetime list in home runs for 33 years, was an All-Star a record 21 years in a row, missing only his first and last years of his 23-year career.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Previously, his Instagram handle was his first and last name.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 July 2025
For Howe, the first and last words of that litany were inextricable, consistent.
—Nick Ripatrazone
july 10, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
The late Hank Aaron, a long-time Atlanta icon who topped the lifetime list in home runs for 33 years, was an All-Star a record 21 years in a row, missing only his first and last years of his 23-year career.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Previously, his Instagram handle was his first and last name.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 July 2025
For Howe, the first and last words of that litany were inextricable, consistent.
—Nick Ripatrazone
july 10, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
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“First and last.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20and%20last. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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