from the first

idiom

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

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Labuschagne’s was the worst of the lot, a genuinely lazy shot from the first ball of the session which elicited gasps and headshakes from the crowd. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025 Trump is far from the first president to be deeply skeptical of the academic research community. Kenneth M. Evans, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025 Borrowers locking in rates now can expect to save significant amounts each month compared to the higher-rate environment from the first part of the year. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025 His teammates include Ludi Lin's Liu Kang, Jessica McNamee's Sonya Blade, Mehcad Brooks' Jax, and Lewis Tan's Cole Young — all returning from the first movie. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025 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 23 Dec. 2025.

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