from zero
idiom
: from a point at which nothing has been done yet
You'll have to start from zero if you can't find your notes.
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Universal Studios Hollywood began conducting on-track launch tests in October with four street racing cars rocketing from zero to 72 mph along the 4,100-foot-long track.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
This range for Villa runs from zero to 10 goals, which strongly suggests that the assumptions behind xG do not fully apply to their long-distance attempts.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
In North Texas, wind chills are forecast to range from zero to 9 degrees.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
The former mounted one of the most impressive comebacks in SAG history, going from zero ensemble recognition to four acting nominations, including Elle Fanning, widely assumed to be the cast’s most likely miss.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
This range for Villa runs from zero to 10 goals, which strongly suggests that the assumptions behind xG do not fully apply to their long-distance attempts.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
In North Texas, wind chills are forecast to range from zero to 9 degrees.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
The former mounted one of the most impressive comebacks in SAG history, going from zero ensemble recognition to four acting nominations, including Elle Fanning, widely assumed to be the cast’s most likely miss.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
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“From zero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20zero. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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