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"are the first thing" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is the initial or primary thing that is being referenced or discussed. Example: "The introduction and conclusion are the first things a reader notices in an essay."
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These prices are the first thing O'Neill checks every morning.
"The walls in the entrance to the camp are the first thing new arrivals see.
Those billboards are the first thing a visitor notices; the second is the ubiquity of litter.
"They are the first thing to be sold when times get tougher," Mr. Sandston said.
"Detachment" snuffs out that faith; books, it warns us, are the first thing to go.
And jobs are the first thing they need when they arrive in their new homes.
I walk a lot, because when you're old, the legs are the first thing to go".
"Now margins are the first thing they want to talk about".
"You put the telly on and Madrid are the first thing on," says Barcelona's Gerard Piqué.
"When I think about the Chinese Grand Prix, the fans are the first thing that come to mind," Schumacher said.
They are the first thing I see when I look out of the window in the morning.
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