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First mover
noun
The initial agent that is the cause of all things; the prime mover.
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NOBODY could call Google a first mover.
The first mover always has an advantage, and we were the first mover".
Being first mover was not always a good thing.
There are also often genuine "first mover" advantages.
Luxembourg has earned its reputation as a first mover.
I am a big believer in first mover advantage".
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Will we be among the first movers and leaders?
Those of us who were "first movers" remained insulated.
By the tenth round, however, only 32% of first movers were still trusting.
AT ITS PEAK Wesabe was one of the first movers in the Web 2.0 financial space.
If nothing else, first movers tend to get embedded in the vernacular.
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