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in the first place

  /ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst pleɪs/ , /ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst plæɪs/ , /ɪn ðə ˈfɜ˞st pleɪs/
  • (sequence, idiomatic) to begin with; earlier; firstly; originally; at the start,
 そもそも, 先ず以て, 最初
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