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Discover LudwigThe phrase "first assist" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in medical or surgical contexts to refer to the primary assistant in a procedure.
Example: "During the surgery, I served as the first assist, helping the lead surgeon with various tasks."
Alternatives: "primary assistant" or "lead assistant".
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His two top appointments were Robert M. Blum, former counsel to Mayor Lindsay, as executive assistant, and Mrs. Beatrice Shainswit, former assistant administrator in the Housing and Development Administrator, as first assist ant.
Incredibly, it was Iniesta's first assist of the season.
LeClair's first assist was the 300th of his career.
The first assist was the 616th of Leetch's career and broke Rod Gilbert's franchise record.
That was Sykora's first assist since a victory Dec. 5 over Colorado.
Robin Ventura tagged Halter on the shoulder for Mondesi's first assist with the Yankees.
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He scored the first, assisted with the second and made a key contribution to the third - not to mention completing the 90 minutes of football.
Meinert earned her third assist.
Viktor Kozlov added his second assist of the game.
(On the play, Jan Gunnar Solli earned his seventh assist and Dax McCarty got his sixth assist of the season).
For Brassard, the top scorer of the series, it was his fifth assist and sixth point.
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