come first
Example Sentences
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And Southwest Airlines was an answer on Jeopardy: “In 2026, this airline ended its longtime first come, first seated policy & is assigning 8C and 27A like all the other carriers.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Whatever the intrigue of the next ten days bring in Westminster, the public's decisions around the UK will come first.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Here’s the cold, hard truth: It’s your life’s work and your sacrifices, so your needs must come first.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
He secured the premiership with the backing of the reformist People's Party, the largest parliamentary grouping, which opinion polls project will come first again this time -- ahead of Bhumjaithai.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
Tally wondered which had come first: the operation or the lesions?
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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