first law
noun
: the most important principle
He teaches his students that balance is the first law of architecture.
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The House passed the bill last night, after the Senate had done so Monday, setting it up to become the first law Trump will sign in his second term.
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David Leonhardt, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards is the first law enforcement member injured, as the back of her head strikes the corner of a cement step, causing a traumatic brain injury.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Newton’s first law of motion states that an object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion … unless acted on by an unbalanced [outside] force.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
There are lab tests to determine whether Newton’s first law holds.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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David Leonhardt, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards is the first law enforcement member injured, as the back of her head strikes the corner of a cement step, causing a traumatic brain injury.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Newton’s first law of motion states that an object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion … unless acted on by an unbalanced [outside] force.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
There are lab tests to determine whether Newton’s first law holds.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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“First law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20law. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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