first place
Example Sentences
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Aid returning to Ituri with Ebola-specific funding would be more effective if public health aid simply hadn’t left in the first place.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
That is a big reason many companies extended coverage of the popular drugs to weight-loss use—and not just diabetes treatment—in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Tuesday night, four of the six DSA-endorsed candidates in L.A. city elections were in first place by large margins and another was comfortably in second, reflecting DSA’s multicultural, citywide reach.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Even online users that were hypothetical proponents of taking the long walk admitted they wouldn’t actually do it themselves, or weren’t even attending the matches in the first place.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
Indeed, when Clara turned around again, the door had returned soundlessly, as if it had never been gone in the first place.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
