from the first

idiom

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

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Ancient texts from the second century BC and paintings from the first century BC to the first century AD, too, include towers attached to luxurious villas. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025 While the Justice Department could attempt to present the case again, the complications arising from the first indictment’s invalidation—combined with continuing challenges to the underlying evidence and allegations—signal that any further prosecution will face heightened scrutiny. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025 Director Emma Tammi, returning from the first film, keeps things appropriately grim, but there isn’t much here in the way of atmosphere. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025 Wednesday night was far from the first time that Williams has visited Santa Clara since being selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 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 14 Dec. 2025.

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