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
Ben Roethlisberger is gone following his retirement in January and while yeah, it was strange for Tomlin not to see Roethlisberger’s familiar No. 7 out there with the rest of the first string.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 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
This year nothing is keeping me off the first string.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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