first case
Example Sentences
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In the first case, you want to celebrate; in the second, you want to be left alone.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Fifty-one cases have now been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo - where the first case was reported - and two in neighbouring Uganda, WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The first case was reported on April 24, in a healthcare worker who later passed away.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
TikTok and Snap settled the first case but are on the hook for the others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The first case has already been treated, and later on I shall say whatever else is necessary on the subject.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
