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first-rate

[furst-reyt] / ˈfɜrstˈreɪt /


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First-rate children’s programming is expensive to produce and does not generate sufficient advertising support to make it viable for commercial television stations to broadcast.

From Slate • May 23, 2019

First-rate entertainment — a beautifully written, brilliantly plotted tale of love, loss and madness.

From Washington Post • May 22, 2018

"First-rate works stand out for their timeless qualities and easily slip the bonds of their classification, while lesser ones provide grace notes and variations on the dominant themes," he states.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2015

First-rate coders are in high demand, and employers, including Google, have to deliver special working conditions and high-performing stock options in order to keep them.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 24, 2014

Although I did not mention Life Services in my article “Top Ten Tips for First-rate Funeral Behavior,” the same rules apply.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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