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Example Sentences

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"And alongside this, some security measures that respond firstly to Syrian and Lebanese concerns, and also Israeli concerns," he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

The UBS CIO said such restrictions would firstly discourage training of more capable AI models as makers feared they would not be released.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

The reason it was so important to me to support this work is, firstly, because of free speech, obviously.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

"He could have firstly called an engineer or called for assistance, but the obvious thing to do would have been to slow the vessel down," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

These were the six things the dwarfs gathered: For firstly, the footsteps of a cat.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman