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“I think, first of all, you have to have the will to reinvent,” Maynard said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
I hope I can go early to the house but first of all we have to find one.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
That facility is far away, first of all, in Panama, and is producing nowhere near that number.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
You should know, first of all, that hospice is often the right choice and the best choice, as hard as it can be to accept that reality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
It was, first of all, an acknowledgment of our struggle, and of the achievements of the chief as the leader of that struggle and as a man.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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