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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Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 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
Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
Kyle MacLachlan: Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 16 Jan. 2025
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Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 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
Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
Kyle MacLachlan: Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 16 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 16 Feb. 2025.
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