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
Republican, Sonja Shaw finished in first place in this week’s primary with 24.5% of votes counted through June 4.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 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
It’s that it contains many of the flavors that make ranch appealing in the first place: alliums, herbs, dairy richness and acidity.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
He’d been dreaming of a fancy ceremony for the Most Attractive Musk Ox Award, and just as he was about to receive the first place statuette, Duane came barging onstage.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
