as in beginning
the point at which something begins
since day one of this project, we've always insisted that we would create the best product possible without any consideration of cost
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Recent Examples of day one
Wilson is through the door early and ready to start pre-season on day one.
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David Ornstein,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The guy has not only been there since day one as host, but also charts the creative course of the franchise as executive producer and showrunner.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
It is engineered from day one with the final physical fabrication in mind.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
That’s why the best hiring decisions look beyond whether a candidate can do the job perfectly on day one.
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Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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David Ornstein,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The guy has not only been there since day one as host, but also charts the creative course of the franchise as executive producer and showrunner.
—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
It is engineered from day one with the final physical fabrication in mind.
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
That’s why the best hiring decisions look beyond whether a candidate can do the job perfectly on day one.
—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for day one
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Prior to the trial beginning, the judge agreed that questions about Brown’s felony conviction for his 2009 assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna would be barred from testimony.
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June was a frenetic month for the metro Atlanta restaurant scene, driven in part by a flurry of downtown openings timed to the beginning of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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In the longest start of his career, Mize threw first-pitch strikes to 16 of 22 batters and struck out five of his final six.
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In his 17th start of the year, Imanaga recorded his first outing without surrendering a walk or home run.
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Successful deployment demands robust governance from inception, ensuring traceability and mitigating risks.
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Since its inception, competitors have struggled not only to string together all those corners but to maintain speed all the way to the 14,115-foot (4,302 m) summit.
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The institutions that would be wise to pay attention are not just the ones whose CEOs walk into hostile commencement halls.
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At Middle Tennessee State University, Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta was booed while talking about AI at the commencement ceremony for the school's college of media and entertainment, which is named after him, reported the Nashville Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network.
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Sustainable alpha ultimately migrates to teams that treat decisions as craft, not chance.
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Saracho will serve as showrunner and executive producer of the drama series following a captive princess who gets kidnapped by a brooding werewolf alpha and plunged into a bloodthirsty war.
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The three-year war erupted at the onset of the collapse of Yugoslavia, with Bosnia and Herzegovina becoming one of the first countries to declare its independence from the country in 1992.
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The abnormal heat has been driven by the onset of El Niño, a natural climate pattern characterized by unusually warm waters along the equatorial tropical Pacific Ocean.
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The full launch will be Wednesday, but the early birds got a sneak peek.
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The concerns didn’t stop the launches, but the agencies were able to reach an agreement that federal officials would better monitor wildlife around the base and implement a light management plan.
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“Day one.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/day%20one. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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