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first post

American

noun

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first post British

noun

the first of two military bugle calls ordering or giving notice of the time to retire for the night. The second is called last post

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A little more than 20 minutes after his first post, Trump offered another update.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The first post called Holmes “a disgraceful, humiliating embarrassment to her alleged profession.”

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

Their first post captured Ararat El-Rawi, bursting with energy as he served them a multicourse meal including tabbouleh, lamb burgers, spinach pie, baklava and endless wine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

In Winters's first post, he said he wanted to clear up what he said and why at the investors conference.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

By the first post I got my directed envelope with a dirty scrap of paper enclosed, on which was written with a carpenter’s pencil in a sprawling hand:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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