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
Bass, who is running for a second four-year term, was in first place on election night and has held on to her perch since then.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 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
Ironically, it’s Nvidia, the data-center chip maker, that’s responsible for much of the shortage in the first place.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
All I know is, every first place and new PR I get under my belt is one more thing to show colleges next year.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
