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- Happening for the first time; doing something for the first time.
- As a first-time skydiver, I felt more than a little nervous.
- 2020 May 20, “Social distancing: Questions and answers”, in Rail, page 9:
- How will these rules be enforced?
[...] Fines for first-time offenders who breach regulations have been increased from £60 to £100 (reducing to £50 if the fixed penalty notice is paid within 14 days), [...].
- 2022 June 20, Daisuke Wakabayashi, Joy Dong, “China’s Once-Sizzling Property Market Has Started to Cool”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 June 2022, Business[2]:
- Huainan, a city in Anhui Province, ordered banks to extend more money and shorten loan approval times, as well as lower the mortgage rates and down payment requirements for first-time buyers.