from zero
idiom
: from a point at which nothing has been done yet
You'll have to start from zero if you can't find your notes.
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The company also notes that the factory is less than two years old, and in that time, it's gone from zero to producing over 70,000 kits per week while employing over 1,000 workers.
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Julian Dossett, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Fortunately, Wang and Zahl didn’t have to start from zero.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
For those that went from zero to 1.5 to three drinks per day, their bad LDL dropped 4.4 mg/dL and their good HDL rose 2.49 mg/dL.
—Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
Regardless of the actual output, the combination of that engine and grip-maximizing AWD system meant the final version of the car could accelerate from zero to 62 mph in 4.9 seconds and reach a top speed of 186 mph.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
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Julian Dossett, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Fortunately, Wang and Zahl didn’t have to start from zero.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
For those that went from zero to 1.5 to three drinks per day, their bad LDL dropped 4.4 mg/dL and their good HDL rose 2.49 mg/dL.
—Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
Regardless of the actual output, the combination of that engine and grip-maximizing AWD system meant the final version of the car could accelerate from zero to 62 mph in 4.9 seconds and reach a top speed of 186 mph.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
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“From zero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20zero. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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