headfirst
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To then dive headfirst into music was not an easy journey for the soft-spoken daughter of Italian immigrants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
That’s why people sell their stocks in a panic during a market correction and/or go heavy in gold, dive headfirst into bonds and cash vehicles instead, only to regret it later.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
This is roughly analogous to me asserting that running headfirst into a telephone pole at a full sprint will not affect my health because I do not “intend” to concuss myself.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
He has, however, run headfirst into significant obstacles, both from the public and key institutions that have curtailed his ambitions.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Harry went next; he crawled forward, headfirst, and slid down an earthy slope to the bottom of a very low tunnel.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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