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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a first case" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an initial instance or example of something, often in a legal or analytical context.
Example: "This study presents a first case of the disease in a previously healthy individual."
Alternatives: "an initial case" or "a primary case".
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Florida A First Case To Investigate Every disease outbreak tells a detective story.
A first case of BSE in the United States in 2003 involved a Canadian cow, but the new case is homegrown.
(This week, the tribunal sent a first case back to Bosnia for trial).The court was set up just before Djindjic's assassination in March 2003.
(a) First case - adhered part length 1 μm.
To describe a first case of parasitic twin achieved after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
In a first case study, the plasma and the tissue reached equilibrium very quickly.
A first case study describes the colony formation of a rod-shaped species on a planar substratum.
We report a first case of embolization with a second-generation fully-retrievable and repositionable Lotus valve.
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Perhaps Hicks Muse will provide a first case-study for the new centre: the rise and fall of a private-equity firm.
Consumers had already been hesitant about vegetables since scientists at RKI and the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment announced the results of a first case-control-study on Wednesday evening: Women who had become infected with EHEC were a lot more likely to have eaten raw tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce in the days before falling ill than women who had not fallen ill.
A third case hovers in the background.
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