be first
Example Sentences
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“In 10 years, everybody’s going to do this. California should just be first, because we’re the technology hub of the world,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
"We want to influence government, I'm not going to be first minister on the eighth of May."
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
“Virtually nothing” for the latest project will be first of a kind, said Mike Laufer, CEO of Kairos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
"My priority would be, first of all, concealment, because I don't want to be captured," he told AFP.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
The twins raced to be first to catch the box, but the beets were rolling underfoot.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
