from the word go
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She didn’t consider herself a singer, and she said that from the word go, but I was like, it doesn’t matter.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023
Derry native and veteran sports journalist Peter Jackson observes: "The difference in attitude was that the RFU from the word go said: 'We will send the team. We will find 15 Englishmen.'"
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2022
The EQS sedan and SUV should be "profitable from the word go" in the U.S. market, he said.
From Reuters • Oct. 22, 2021
The Tomorrow War needs a little explaining from the word go.
From Slate • Jul. 2, 2021
I thought it was obvious from the word go.
From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose
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