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The phrase "a first term" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the initial term in a sequence, series, or list, often in academic or mathematical contexts.
Example: "In the sequence of numbers, the first term is always the starting point for calculations."
Alternatives: "an initial term" or "the primary term".
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No one has begun a first term in the White House that old.
Now he is hoping to be the oldest man ever elected to a first term as president.
It was a governor being sworn in for another term, not a mayor being sworn in for a first term.
The objective function in (3) consists of a first term reflecting equipment cost and a second term reflecting cabling costs.
Some dropped out after a first term or became depressed.
He declared a first term and nobody stopped him.
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He was a first-term mayor.
David Yassky, a first-term councilman from Brooklyn, agreed.
Mr. Ellison, a first-term congressman, remains arguably the senator's most important Muslim supporter.
Obama is a first-term senator with no legislative achievements to speak of.
Obama, a first-term senator, has ruled it out — at least for now.
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