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, 14 Apr. 2025
Please include your real name — at least first and last — and hometown.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Jordan Vogt-Roberts was an executive producer and directed the first and last episode.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Rogers, meanwhile, had the first and last say in the home opener for the RedHawks.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Please include your real name — at least first and last — and hometown.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Jordan Vogt-Roberts was an executive producer and directed the first and last episode.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Rogers, meanwhile, had the first and last say in the home opener for the RedHawks.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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“First and last.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20and%20last. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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