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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Alf — a contraction of the designer’s first and last names — is a unisex line that aims to bring some fresh energy into the segment with tongue-in-cheek symbols and unexpected materials, like her baby head rings sprouting tufts of colorful fake fur.
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
To share your thoughts in this public forum, email them with your first and last names and city or neighborhood of residence for consideration to editor@rsfreview.com.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
The Abbott family usually visits multiple times throughout the week, trying to go the first and last weekend of the 10-day event.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
The organizers will need the contestant’s first and last name, the school and grade the contestant is attending in the fall, home address including ZIP code, email and cell number.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 31 July 2025
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
To share your thoughts in this public forum, email them with your first and last names and city or neighborhood of residence for consideration to editor@rsfreview.com.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
The Abbott family usually visits multiple times throughout the week, trying to go the first and last weekend of the 10-day event.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
The organizers will need the contestant’s first and last name, the school and grade the contestant is attending in the fall, home address including ZIP code, email and cell number.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 31 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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