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Firstly, there are other big players coming onto the market with healthy-looking financials—see Claude-developer Anthropic, which has just been valued at $965 billion in its latest funding round.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Firstly, the market often does the opposite of what investors expect, McElligott said.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

"Our results have far-reaching implications. Firstly, it refutes the hypothesis that any organics found in fossils must result from contamination."

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Firstly there will be electrification and other improvements on routes between Leeds and Bradford, as well as Sheffield and York.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Firstly, all forager societies that have survived into the modern era have been influenced by neighbouring agricultural and industrial societies.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari