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Example Sentences
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First, a warning: A bona fide sale for fair market value is generally treated differently from a gift for Medicaid purposes.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
First, Navratil and Manz need to get better at showing investors how they plan to address the challenge posed by GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, which have led to some consumers losing their appetite for snacks.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
First, he tells them, "we are fighting this revolution now because the generations before us failed to fulfil that responsibility".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
First they came for the preening, powdered popinjays of television news, but I did not speak out because I am not a popinjay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
First is Aunt Melissa, who changes into khakis and pins a plastic name tag to her blouse.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
