first and last
idiom
: at the most basic level : in all respects
This is first and last a matter of national security.
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To share your thoughts in this public forum, email them with your first and last names and city or neighborhood of residence to robert.vardon@lajollalight.com.
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Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Or switch between your first and last initials without overspending, as each earring is only $19.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Gavi and Lamine netted Barca's first and last goals respectively in a 5-1, last 16 win in Montjuic, with Barca continuing in fine form since thrashing Real Madrid by a similar scoreline to reclaim the Spanish Super Cup at the weekend.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The brief applause, though, was the first and last time the TikTok phenom (157 million followers and counting) had the spotlight.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
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Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Or switch between your first and last initials without overspending, as each earring is only $19.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Gavi and Lamine netted Barca's first and last goals respectively in a 5-1, last 16 win in Montjuic, with Barca continuing in fine form since thrashing Real Madrid by a similar scoreline to reclaim the Spanish Super Cup at the weekend.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The brief applause, though, was the first and last time the TikTok phenom (157 million followers and counting) had the spotlight.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
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“First and last.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20and%20last. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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