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in the first place
  1. 1 in the first place, to begin with, from the start, originally, ab initio
  2. 2 after all, anyway, actually, well, ..., ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"), ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?") — used when bringing up something already mentioned
  3. 3 beginning, start
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