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Discover LudwigThe phrase "was first found" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate the initial discovery or identification of something in the past.
Example: "The ancient artifact was first found in a remote cave in 1920."
Alternatives: "was initially discovered" or "was originally located."
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How the portfolio was first found is a mystery.
Native to Asia, it was first found in Allentown, Pa., and has no natural enemies here.
The sport was first found in the program of general gymnastics in the late 1980s.
(Mrs. Peterson's listing at an online baby-gift registry was first found by a discussion board member).
The moth was first found in England in 2006 and has taken hold in the south-west of the capital.
A new flu, H7N9, has killed 36 people since it was first found in China two months ago.
It was first found in the 1920s, and its most important exploitation was in the Po valley.
Inequality (15) was first found by Cui and Takeuchi [1].
In 2008, the R132H IDH1 mutation was first found in human glioblastoma multiforme [55].
In humans, IL-17 was first found to be expressed by activated T cells [2].
Grb10 was first found to be a high affinity interacting protein with IR in vitro (Liu and Roth, 1995).
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