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first-rate

[furst-reyt] / ˈfɜrstˈreɪt /


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“And it is. But it’s going to be first-rate Schrader soon enough. And it’s already first-rate ‘NCIS.’

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Curious, I whipped up a batch and used it as a dipping sauce for a slice of her first-rate pepperoni pizza.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Lockhart explores themes of mental illness, conspiracy theories and trauma with intelligence and compassion, and his writing is first-rate.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

The performances are first-rate, Ms. Bruccoleri above all, though Ms. Varma is wonderful.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

Blackberry’s reasoning had been first-rate and Bigwig had at least shown which way any sound-hearted rabbit would be likely to lean.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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