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    in the first place

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    A1
    phr.PhraseTo begin with; as the first point or consideration.
    In the first place, I wasn't even there when the crime was committed.
    phr.PhraseFrom the beginning; initially.
    I didn't want to go in the first place.
    phr.PhraseMost importantly; as the primary consideration.
    We need to secure funding; in the first place, without money, the project can't start.
    phr.PhraseAs the primary or most important consideration.
    We need to consider the cost in the first place.

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    Screens are NOT the reason kids need glasses ?

    02:27Screens are NOT the reason kids need glasses ?
    • We still don't totally understand   how the entire signaling-process works, but  we do know that our eyes need to be exposed   to a certain level of light in order for  the hormone to form in the first place.  

      We still don't totally understand   how the entire signaling-process works, but  we do know that our eyes need to be exposed   to a certain level of light in order for  the hormone to form in the first place.  

    • but we do know that our eyes need to be exposed to a certain level of light in order for the hormone to form in the first place.

      but we do know that our eyes need to be exposed to a certain level of light in order for the hormone to form in the first place.

    B2

    Is The Golden Age Of Remote Work Over?

    10:50Is The Golden Age Of Remote Work Over?
    • Even Zoom, the video conferencing company that helped make the remote work boom happen in the first place, is also taking a hard line on return to office.

      Even Zoom, the video conferencing company that helped make the remote work boom happen in the first place, is also taking a hard line on return to office.

    • make the remote work boom happened in the first place, is

      make the remote work boom happened in the first place, is

    B1

    Why Your Friends Have More Friends Than You

    08:02Why Your Friends Have More Friends Than You
    • The amount of bias in news is one of the reasons why I use data to tell my stories and one of the reasons why I created this channel in the first place.

      The amount of bias in news is one of the reasons why I use data to tell my stories and one of the reasons why I created this channel in the first place.

    • Sorry, but I can't check if the friendship paradox applies to you if you don't have friends in the first place.

      Sorry, but I can't check if the friendship paradox applies to you if you don't have friends in the first place.

    B1

    How to fight climate change with parking lots

    08:32How to fight climate change with parking lots
    • became so wildly successful in the first place...

      became so wildly successful in the first place...

    B1

    How "Dad Shoes" Turned New Balance Into A $5 Billion Brand

    10:46How "Dad Shoes" Turned New Balance Into A $5 Billion Brand
    • And that's, you know, a big reason why I started collecting them in the first place.

      And that's, you know, a big reason why I started collecting them in the first place.

    • started collecting them in the first place.

      started collecting them in the first place.

    B1

    Why Citibank Branches Are Closing Around The World

    10:27Why Citibank Branches Are Closing Around The World
    • The first step to improve is to recognize that you have a problem in the first place.

      The first step to improve is to recognize that you have a problem in the first place.

    • have a problem in the first place.

      have a problem in the first place.

    B1

    Evolution Can't Explain Your Grandma

    09:31Evolution Can't Explain Your Grandma
    • Now, it's true that other mammals don't experience menopause in the way humans do, because menopause for us specifically refers to when menstruation ends, and most other species don't menstruate in the first place.

      Now, it's true that other mammals don't experience menopause in the way humans do, because menopause for us specifically refers to when menstruation ends, and most other species don't menstruate in the first place.

    • and most other species don't menstruate in the first place.

      and most other species don't menstruate in the first place.

    B2

    How the US Transports Its Nuclear Weapons

    06:42How the US Transports Its Nuclear Weapons
    • And at this point, you probably have the same question that I did when I started writing this video: "Why, exactly, are we  moving nuclear warheads in the first place? It's not like we're using them. This must only happen, like, every few decades."

      And at this point, you probably have the same question that I did when I started writing this video: "Why, exactly, are we  moving nuclear warheads in the first place? It's not like we're using them. This must only happen, like, every few decades."

    • started writing this video: “Why, exactly, are we  moving nuclear warheads in the first place? It's  

      started writing this video: “Why, exactly, are we  moving nuclear warheads in the first place? It's  

    B1

    Everything We Know So Far About The Diddy Allegations

    09:43Everything We Know So Far About The Diddy Allegations
    • The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed to the public, but Ventura was reportedly offered an "eight-figure payout" to dissuade her from filing the suit in the first place.

      The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed to the public, but Ventura was reportedly offered an "eight-figure payout" to dissuade her from filing the suit in the first place.

    • her from filing the suit in the first place.

      her from filing the suit in the first place.

    B2

    The Race to Secure Taiwan’s AI Chips as Fears of a Chinese Invasion Loom | WSJ

    07:16The Race to Secure Taiwan’s AI Chips as Fears of a Chinese Invasion Loom | WSJ
    • So how did all of that power wind up so concentrated in the first place?

      So how did all of that power wind up so concentrated in the first place?

    • so concentrated in the first place?

      so concentrated in the first place?

    B1