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Healey was a minister in the Treasury for five years between 2002 and 2007, firstly as economic secretary and then as financial secretary.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
"And alongside this, some security measures that respond firstly to Syrian and Lebanese concerns, and also Israeli concerns," he added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
The UBS CIO said such restrictions would firstly discourage training of more capable AI models as makers feared they would not be released.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
The reason it was so important to me to support this work is, firstly, because of free speech, obviously.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
These were the six things the dwarfs gathered: For firstly, the footsteps of a cat.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
