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noun

  • The initial person, thing, or occurrence in a sequence or series.

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Residents had argued the commission's decision was flawed over how it weighed up the potential for disorder when it approved the parade for the first time since 1998.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Why would an adviser bring this to a client in the first place?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

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  • the original
  • the trailblazer
  • the prototype
  • the forerunner
  • patient zero

Possible Antonyms

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  • the follower
  • the caboose
  • the epilogue
  • the last
  • dead last

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