headfirst

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Besides Kjellbin and Savolainen, newlyweds Kim Meylemans and Nicole Silveira are hurtling headfirst toward a marital showdown between Belgium and Brazil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

It begins: “And after all the weather was ideal,” plunging the reader headfirst into the collision between preparations for a party and funeral preparations for a young man killed in an accident.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

It was more than just romantic; it was the push I needed to dive headfirst back into studying.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

On each project, she bears a new side to herself, often diving headfirst into the depths of her identity, love life and womanhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

Harry went next; he crawled forward, headfirst, and slid down an earthy slope to the bottom of a very low tunnel.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling