first string

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By his mid-20s, Jones had signed a three-record deal with Decca Studios, sharing a label with The Rolling Stones and cutting his first string of hits.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

All signs point to Trubisky, who has taken the vast majority of snaps with the first string.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022

Smythies says he was here in May 2019, when the first string of 60 Starlink satellites blazed across the sky.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 6, 2021

Coach Dave Clawson listed the freshman with the first string and Hinton as the backup, but coyly suggested this week that Hinton could play a role in other ways against No. 8 Notre Dame.

From Washington Times • Sep. 19, 2018

After the training camp, his coach said that he was second string and that when he starts learning the system, he will be first string.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky