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It’s the type of confidence and resilience that Randolph has seen since they first met in Wallace’s freshman year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
An upgrade package introduced by McLaren this weekend, their first since Miami, is the fruit of work aimed at correcting course, and the first signs are positive.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
When flames reached the village of Robledo de Chavela, Rosa, 56, refused to leave at first because she wanted to arrange for carers to rescue the feral cats that she keeps.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
He came back on the first day asking for more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The first bullet misses; the second flies overhead.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
There are not many firsts for the women's game left, thanks in no small part to Heather Knight.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
El Tri is now 4-0 in World Cup matches and has yet to concede a goal, both firsts for the Mexican national team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
His pursuit of firsts, bests, biggests, quickest has helped fuel his success to unforeseen heights with SpaceX and Tesla, where he is also chief executive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
The journey of Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen and Reid Weisman around the Moon was rich in firsts, records and extraordinary moments.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Going into the American Classic in May, I’d already posted two all-around firsts in earlier meets, and one all-around third.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
