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The phrase "first of the year" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the beginning of a new calendar year, often in contexts related to events, resolutions, or deadlines.
Example: "We will have our annual meeting on the first of the year to discuss our goals."
Alternatives: "beginning of the year" or "start of the year".
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Tells about the upswing since the first of the year.
"Demand has waned since the first of the year.
That could take place after the first of the year.
It is due out around the first of the year.
Gardner's teammates were already teasing him Sunday about his home run, his first of the year.
Its shares are up 53 percent since the first of the year.
(The Canadian Ryder Hesjedal won the first of the year, the Giro d'Italia).
The Tokyo game will also be New Zealand's first of the year.
I watch the Buffalo game, the first of the year, and I looked terrible out there.
He recommends that trees be removed by the first of the year.
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