first-rate
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In this true ensemble production, sharply directed by Anne Kauffman, Squibb was supported by a first-rate cast that included a heartbreaking turn by Cynthia Nixon.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
In a world where you can vibe-code software in minutes, Apple entrenching its market position as a maker of first-rate physical things makes sense.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
The legislation does not foresee an increase in the size of France's armed forces, which remains at 210,000 active-duty personnel, 225 combat aircraft and 15 first-rate frigates.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Mr. Enrigue follows both groups on their hazardous journeys into the Sierra Madre, and the writing, translated by Natasha Wimmer, yields all the pleasures of a first-rate adventure with none of the sentimentality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
“I have always thought you would have made a first-rate Lord Chancellor,” he told his friend, and “I now appeal to you as Lord Chancellor!’
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
