first classes

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of first class.
  first class

  noun

  the best, finest, or highest class, grade, or rank.

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first classes

After launching with fanfare, Iowa’s Center for Intellectual Freedom postponed its first classes last month, in part due to low enrollment; those classes have been delayed until spring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

One of the first classes I ever taught was a discussion section for a large International Relations of the Middle East course at the University of Pennsylvania that was taught by my eventual dissertation adviser.

From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2024

Hannah Payton, from Atherton, has started running her first classes after securing a job at Pure Gym in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2022

When the first classes are taught here in August, Washington will be home to one the largest, highest-tech wine research and education facilities in the world.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2022

Trainees climbed the stairs and piled into elevators, heading to their first classes.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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