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Reform MS Llŷr Powell told BBC Wales that Reform Senedd members would nominate their leader, Dan Thomas, to be first minister.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

"We like America to be first, and that seems to be the glue that holds everybody together," he says.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

“In 10 years, everybody’s going to do this. California should just be first, because we’re the technology hub of the world,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“Virtually nothing” for the latest project will be first of a kind, said Mike Laufer, CEO of Kairos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

I’m near the back of the carriage, but if I’m to lose the agent, I must be first off the train.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin