as in first
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Adverb
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The unicorn left first, but was delayed helping a lost child.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025 -
The money was first directed toward coronavirus testing, vaccinations, and addressing health disparities in vulnerable populations.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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For now, Brannon’s estate sale obsession — including her social media accounts, podcast and newsletter — is a fun, yet time-consuming passion project.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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It’s remained close to the vest—aka on the Notes App of my phone—until now.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The Chase and Higgins signings nonetheless exemplify the power of Burrow, who remained adamant this offseason about not only retaining his former LSU teammate Chase but also Higgins, who received the franchise tag for the second straight year earlier this month.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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In a separate deal EDF Renewables finalized earlier this month, data center developer Soluna Holdings will purchase up to 166 megawatts of clean energy to power a data center close to the wind project's power substation.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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What began as a simple hobby quickly evolved into a more ambitious project, and before long, Zilveti was outlining the world with needle and thread.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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These include abusing antitrust to hobble or loot American high-tech companies and, before long, could also encompass deployment of the bloc’s climate policy for protectionist ends with measures such as Brussels’ Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.—
The Editors,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
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“First off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20off. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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