firstly

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"Firstly, there needs to be political will. Secondly, a simplified visa policy. And thirdly, well-developed infrastructure," a Western diplomat in Ashgabat told AFP on condition of anonymity.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Firstly, diminishing returns have kicked in - how much more capacity among the public is there really for jaw dropping revelation about the Lord Mandelson soap opera?

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Firstly, there are other big players coming onto the market with healthy-looking financials—see Claude-developer Anthropic, which has just been valued at $965 billion in its latest funding round.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Firstly, the market often does the opposite of what investors expect, McElligott said.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Firstly you can do it by maths like this Let the doors be called X, Y and Z. Let Cx be the event that the car is behind door X and so on.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon