first-time
adjective
1
: doing something for the first time
first-time homebuyers
a first-time visitor
a first-time author
2
: done for the first time
The punishment for a first-time offense of this kind is a fine.
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So, naturally, the first-time host led the audience in an impromptu bit of worship to remedy this.
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
In Thursday’s report, Washington, DC, reported an increasing number of first-time claims; however, nearby Maryland and Virginia showed the opposite for the week ended February 22.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The desire to avoid portraying her character’s actions as simply disgusting led de Van to play the lead role herself, in spite of the challenges that created for her as a first-time feature director.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
Three first-time whale moms took their calves to the Gulf between 2004 and 2020, said the Marineland Right Whale Project in an update this week.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
In Thursday’s report, Washington, DC, reported an increasing number of first-time claims; however, nearby Maryland and Virginia showed the opposite for the week ended February 22.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The desire to avoid portraying her character’s actions as simply disgusting led de Van to play the lead role herself, in spite of the challenges that created for her as a first-time feature director.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
Three first-time whale moms took their calves to the Gulf between 2004 and 2020, said the Marineland Right Whale Project in an update this week.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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“First-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-time. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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