from
preposition
ˈfrəm 
ˈfräm,
also fəm
1
a
—used as a function word to indicate a starting point of a physical movement or a starting point in measuring or reckoning or in a statement of limits
came here from the city
a week from today
cost from $5 to $10
b
—used as a function word to indicate the starting or focal point of an activity
called me from a pay phone
ran a business from her home
2
—used as a function word to indicate physical separation or an act or condition of removal, abstention, exclusion, release, subtraction, or differentiation
protection from the sun
relief from anxiety
3
—used as a function word to indicate the source, cause, agent, or basis
we conclude from this
a call from my lawyer
inherited a love of music from his father
worked hard from necessity
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Indiana politicians reacted to the first 2024 face-off between President Joe Biden and former President Donald J. Trump on Thursday, which touched on topics ranging from immigration to golf handicaps.
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Tyler Spence, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2024
Along with not having a studio audience, both campaigns agreed to have no interaction with campaign staff, no use of notes and not to interrupt each other during the debate, according to a release from CNN.
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
World & Nation Three friends drove from California to Mexico for a surfing trip.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Where philosophers from Plato to Rousseau sought to imagine the development of civil society from first principles, the makers of Westerns—John Ford, Howard Hawks, Raoul Walsh—showed it being created from the ground up, by hands-on labor.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
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Tyler Spence, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2024
Along with not having a studio audience, both campaigns agreed to have no interaction with campaign staff, no use of notes and not to interrupt each other during the debate, according to a release from CNN.
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
World & Nation Three friends drove from California to Mexico for a surfing trip.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Where philosophers from Plato to Rousseau sought to imagine the development of civil society from first principles, the makers of Westerns—John Ford, Howard Hawks, Raoul Walsh—showed it being created from the ground up, by hands-on labor.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
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from
preposition
(ˈ)frəm
ˈfräm
1
—used to show a starting or central point
came here from the city
a letter from home
ran a business from home
2
—used to show removal or separation
the dictator fell from power
subtract 3 from 9
far from safe
3
—used to show a material, source, or cause
a doll made from rags
reading aloud from a book
suffering from a cold
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