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in the first instance

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

As the first step or stage; first.

Equivalents

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Examples

“Work⟳ on the muskeg resulted in the formation in the first instance, and later in lengths of newly-laid track disappearing without trace into the treacherous bog.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

in the first place in the flesh in the foothills in the frame in the front row in the furtherance of justice

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