foremost
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“I am, first and foremost, focused on making government deliver results that make a real difference in people’s lives,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
"First and foremost, I'm so grateful that only two officers have suffered serious injury," he told BBC Scotland News.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
It’s not trivializing this summit or missing the point, I would argue, to understand it as first and foremost a semiotic spectacle, conducted through language, symbols and signifiers.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
“The two things that consumers notice and complain about first and foremost are rises in food and fuel prices. Yet, in this case, they continue to spend because they have the money to do so.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
As you read my father’s autobiography, whether for the first time or after a long absence, it is my hope that you will come to know him foremost as a man.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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