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first-rate

[furst-reyt] / ˈfɜrstˈreɪt /


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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

In this true ensemble production, sharply directed by Anne Kauffman, Squibb was supported by a first-rate cast that included a heartbreaking turn by Cynthia Nixon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Mr. Sewell is first-rate on the development of Dulles’s foreign-policy philosophy and shows him to be a far more subtle thinker than is often understood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

With eight years to prepare, he erected a first-rate viewing station, tested and retested his instruments, and had everything in a state of perfect readiness.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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