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Also, first of all . Most important, primarily; also, to begin with. For example, First and foremost, I want to thank our sponsors , or �� we need, first and foremost, is a new secretary , or We have to deal, first of all, with the early history . The first term, dating from the late 1300s, is redundant, since first and foremost mean virtually the same thing. Both it and the variant, which dates from the mid-1500s, are used to give emphasis to the initial item in a list of several. Also see first off ; first thing .

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I'd say first and foremost, that mushrooms are reducible to poisons, pizza toppings and party drugs.

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“First and foremost, the federal government should not be in the business of funding education, free meals, etc.,” said Neil McCluskey, director of Center for Educational Freedom at Cato Institute, a libertarian thinktank.

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First and foremost, the way that it was handled in the script felt right to me.

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"First and foremost, US authorities are not doing enough," says Mr Le Cour.

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On Wednesday, Israel Katz said in a statement that the Israeli government's policy in Gaza was to "first and foremost make every effort to bring about the release of all hostages" still being held there and to "build a bridge to defeat Hamas later on".

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