first place
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Ondaatje worked on the script with Minghella, sharing the belief that most people seeing the movie never read the book in the first place.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
"As African countries, we have to acknowledge and address the conditions that drive migration in the first place," Ramaphosa told a session of the parliament, which is the legislative body of the African Union.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
And not every case is referred to Comwel in the first place, so the data can be patchy.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The “era of easy gains” they think is “officially over” never existed in the first place.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Although I still planned on winning first place at the science fair this year, we pinky swore we’d help each other with our individual projects.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
