first-class

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Theo dal Pozzo, 23, has a first class master's degree in computer science.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Kenah says his was having to read 200 pages of sociologist Emile Durkheim before setting foot in his first class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Ten years ago, a first class stamp cost 64p while a second class stamp was 55p.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

She graduated with first class honors from Kenyatta University School of Law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Strict and clever, she gave them a talking-to the moment they sat down in her first class.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling