from zero

phrase

: 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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Academic misconduct reports mentioning AI increased from zero in fall 2021 to 66 as of April 2025, according to public records reported by The Independent Florida Alligator this year. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 The startup must build data access, workflow credibility, customer trust and distribution from zero. — Ravi Nemalikanti, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Part of the issue is that pilots often run without integration into legal and IT, and so executives don’t embed the pilots into their infrastructure, but restart from zero each time. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 India's Venezuelan crude imports have risen from zero in March to 383,000 barrels per day so far in August, according to Kpler data. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for from zero

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“From zero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20zero. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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