firsts

British

/ fɜːsts /

plural noun

saleable goods of the highest quality

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England's Aaron Rai has racked up a whole host of firsts after emerging from a bunched pack to win the US PGA Championship at a testing Aronimink.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The journey of Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen and Reid Weisman around the Moon was rich in firsts, records and extraordinary moments.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Zohran Mamdani is a New York mayor of many firsts: the first Muslim, the first South Asian, the first African-born, the first millennial.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

Ms. Jackson presents the Jacobean era as an inflection point for the British Isles, encompassing a series of firsts as well as lasts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

If you don’t fall asleep firsts you get a chance to think ’bout things when you ride a mule.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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