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The phrase "first and final" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is the initial and last occurrence or decision regarding a matter.
Example: "This is my first and final offer for the project, and I hope you will consider it seriously."
Alternatives: "initial and last" or "first and last."
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It will not, however, be equally shared but concentrated on the first and final stages.
His first and final offer was $390,000.
The first and final drafts were also analysed together.
The project issued its first and final report this year.
That change was labeled the "First and Final Codicil".
The animals were individually weighed on the first and final day of every grazing period.
And then there are those whose first, and final, reaction is "yuck".
Under Mr. Bush, the office frequently had a first and final say.
"Like every novelist," Shalamov wrote, "I endow the first and final phrases with exceptional significance".
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The first- and final-year medical students were contacted in the second semester.
The first- and final-year students were invited to participate during their second semester.
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