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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And then, sometimes just days later, changes or reversals come from the executive branch, forcing businesses to start from zero and start figuring out their plans again.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
This version makes 244 hp, which is 29 hp more than before, and can go from zero to 62 mph in 7.8 seconds.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2025
Thirty minutes later, things abruptly go from zero to 60.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Subaru claims that the XT can sprint from zero to 60 mph in under five seconds, which is a lot quicker than the 6.1 seconds for the 2024 model.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
This version makes 244 hp, which is 29 hp more than before, and can go from zero to 62 mph in 7.8 seconds.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2025
Thirty minutes later, things abruptly go from zero to 60.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Subaru claims that the XT can sprint from zero to 60 mph in under five seconds, which is a lot quicker than the 6.1 seconds for the 2024 model.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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“From zero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20zero. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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