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first-rate

[furst-reyt] / ˈfɜrstˈreɪt /


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“You have to be first-rate in your storytelling.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 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

A first-rate Russian might easily abscond to the more affluent West.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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