from the word go
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"I thought we really let ourselves go and attacked the game straight from the word go," said Farrell.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025
Pretty much from the word go, the audience was trying to figure out who killed whom with what and why.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022
The Tomorrow War needs a little explaining from the word go.
From Slate • Jul. 2, 2021
"Almost from the word go, he started asking me the most direct personal questions about Diana and our relationship," Khan told the outlet.
From Fox News • Jan. 11, 2021
‘Forty-eight hours, but usually sooner. But from the word go, we take the disappearance of minors very seriously. That’s why I’m here.’
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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