from zero
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: from a point at which nothing has been done yet
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Models show everything from zero snow and clear skies to 3 to 6 inches of snow, with stubborn model disagreement for the last two days.
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Chris Shaffer, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Kp ratings increase from zero to 9.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 2 Dec. 2025
First of all, upping your fiber intake from zero to 100 overnight can come with digestive side effects—gas, bloating, stomach cramps, diarrhea, the whole nine yards—as your system adjusts to the sudden spike.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 Nov. 2025
Phase one began in 2021, when China’s domestic market surged from zero to $7 billion within just four years.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
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Chris Shaffer, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Kp ratings increase from zero to 9.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 2 Dec. 2025
First of all, upping your fiber intake from zero to 100 overnight can come with digestive side effects—gas, bloating, stomach cramps, diarrhea, the whole nine yards—as your system adjusts to the sudden spike.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 Nov. 2025
Phase one began in 2021, when China’s domestic market surged from zero to $7 billion within just four years.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
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“From zero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20zero. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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