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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Getz said manager Will Venable is focused on starting from zero as the buildup begins toward opening day.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Gallup asked respondents to choose a step on a ladder numbered from zero to 10 that best represented their quality of life, where zero indicated the worst possible life and 10 indicated the best possible life.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Universal Studios Hollywood began conducting on-track launch tests in October with four street racing cars rocketing from zero to 72 mph along the 4,100-foot-long track.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
This range for Villa runs from zero to 10 goals, which strongly suggests that the assumptions behind xG do not fully apply to their long-distance attempts.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Gallup asked respondents to choose a step on a ladder numbered from zero to 10 that best represented their quality of life, where zero indicated the worst possible life and 10 indicated the best possible life.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Universal Studios Hollywood began conducting on-track launch tests in October with four street racing cars rocketing from zero to 72 mph along the 4,100-foot-long track.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
This range for Villa runs from zero to 10 goals, which strongly suggests that the assumptions behind xG do not fully apply to their long-distance attempts.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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“From zero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20zero. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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