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Adverb
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Cypress was first elected to the Miccosukee Business Council in 1973, serving for over a decade before being elected Chairman.—
Milena Malaver,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025 -
Houston scored first in the third, but the Yankees plated three in the bottom of that same inning, with George Lombard Jr. and Ben Rice hitting homers.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Switch sides, now extending your left arm and right leg simultaneously.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Mercury will now begin a new chapter of the organization – with fresh faces, new styles, and different leadership.—
Shane Young,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Regardless, Holmes appears to be in a promising position this early in spring training.—
Will Sammon,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Major aid agencies sued over the order in US District Court in Seattle earlier this month.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Barneys New York placed the first order, and, before long, seemingly every fashionable young Manhattanite owned one.—
Kin Woo,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Everything seems off to a solid start, but before long things get a bit tense when Zoe interrupts the group’s slam dunk competition to steal Grant away for a moment alone.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2025
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“First off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20off. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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