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foremost

[fawr-mohst, -muhst, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌmoʊst, -məst, ˈfoʊr- /


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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

Even by the standards of the world’s foremost itinerant minister, Rev. Graham was puzzled by the invitation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 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

“It shows them, first and foremost, that you are interested and you are prepared.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Buckland, it may be recalled, was foremost a geologist, and he showed it with his work on Megalosaurus.

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




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