first blush

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As logical as this might seem at first blush, it could ultimately prove to be misguided, according to one top Wall Street strategist.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

"At first blush, this case may not seem momentous," said Koh from the trade union confederation.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

I think I didn’t even quite understand what I was reading — I’m sure at first blush I thought it was romantic and wild, just like my all-consuming teenage crushes at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Memories get classified in ways that seem at first blush straightforward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

We spend so much time celebrating the importance and power of family influence that it may seem, at first blush, that this can’t be true.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell