from the first

phrase

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

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Managers have always worked from the first, because the second was too numerous and scattered to read. — Kai-Fu Lee, Time, 3 Nov. 2026 With both teams lined up for the punt, the officials re-spotted the ball less than a foot from the first-down marker, catching everyone, including the broadcast crew, off-guard. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 When the company that quoted the patient is the one licensed to treat them, responsibility sits in one place, from the first message to the last follow-up. — Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026 The project is initially targeting up to 100 megawatts of capacity to be operational from the first quarter of 2028, with an additional 500 MW of capacity to be brought online between 2028 and 2031. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 3 Nov. 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 4 Nov. 2026.

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