from the first

phrase

: from the beginning
I've loved her from the first.

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This wider story spans five centuries from the first enslavement of the Caribbean Lucayan and Taíno in 1492 to the Indian Child Welfare Act in 1978, which slowly halted the stealing of tens of thousands of Native children through adoptions. Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 That's about 10 or so miles southwest from the first sighting. Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2026 Its huge moves since then have been well chronicled, from the first spike toward 200 to eventually undercutting its IPO price before rising again. Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 There was just the goalkeeper from the first team who would come and shoot some balls at me. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for from the first

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“From the first.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20first. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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