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The phrase "around the first" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a time frame or event that is close to the beginning of a month, year, or other specified period.
Example: "We plan to have the meeting around the first of next month."
Alternatives: "near the beginning" or "close to the first".
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As March comes around, the first Italian truffles of the season start arriving at the restaurant.
With all the rushing around, the first thing that many of us let slide is exercise.
What happened around the first of July?
"There were bloody bodies all around the first floor.
Paper was invented in China around the first century.
It is due out around the first of the year.
"Let's have another talk around the first of September".
Another mini-residency is planned around the first performance.
Other golfers linger around the first tee, making offers.
Dr Bustamante and his colleagues got around the first problem by coating the tip with carbon.
Wegener is known for proposing the phenomenon of continental drift starting around the First World War.
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