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The phrase "the first time since" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a period of time that has passed since a particular event or occurrence. Here is an example sentence: "The team had not won a championship in over a decade, but this year was finally the first time since 2008 that they took home the trophy."
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Boston is back for the first time since 1999, Chicago for the first time since 1997 and the Islanders for the first time since 1994.
East for the first time since 2007.
for the first time since the early 1990s.
Unemployment dipped below 4% for the first time since 2008.
Umenyiora practiced Wednesday for the first time since the operation.
The first time since 1991 it had won two.
We've changed for the first time since FDR.
"For the first time since I can remember".
Macalister laughed, for the first time since I'd met him.
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Buffalo is 4-0 for the first time since 1992.
Ogden practiced Tuesday for the first time since last season.
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