first place
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For Brooks, the exercise offered a chance to reconnect with what drew him to movies in the first place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The band who inspired him to form The Killers in the first place.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The technology is a therapeutic vaccine, meaning it can help prevent recurrence and metastasis, but it can’t keep someone from getting melanoma in the first place.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Cuts could be perceived as an admission that the goods were never worth what the brand was charging in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Why had he let the twins drive him away in the first place?
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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