from zero
idiom
: from a point at which nothing has been done yet
You'll have to start from zero if you can't find your notes.
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That is the experience of being Israeli, from zero to one hundred.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
According to AirNow, a government website sharing air quality data, air quality is essentially graded on an index from zero to 300+, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Quality Index (AQI).
—Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
While the rebuilding White Sox remain committed to developing their young talent, Venable wants to win now and wants to start from zero, starting with this camp.
—Matt Zahn, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Charging from zero to 80 percent takes two hours.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2026
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
According to AirNow, a government website sharing air quality data, air quality is essentially graded on an index from zero to 300+, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Quality Index (AQI).
—Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
While the rebuilding White Sox remain committed to developing their young talent, Venable wants to win now and wants to start from zero, starting with this camp.
—Matt Zahn, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Charging from zero to 80 percent takes two hours.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2026
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“From zero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20zero. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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