foremost
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"First and foremost, my coping mechanism is poetry. I use poetry as a self-therapy to express how I feel," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Considering all angles of the situation through the lens of your own well-being first and foremost will give you all the answers you need.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
This perpetual instability likely led many Israelis, perhaps first and foremost Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to believe that the regime was more brittle than it actually was.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
“It shows them, first and foremost, that you are interested and you are prepared.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
I am thin, so, with his aid, I got out, but feet foremost, and, as we were only a few feet above ground, landed unhurt.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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