come first
idiom
: to be more important than something else
He cares about his job, but his family comes first.
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Copenhagen Fashion Week is a place where talent and people come first.
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
At the same time, M0 had to come first.
—Sandy Peng, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Crew safety and health come first, which includes getting the astronauts back home.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
Arnoldo is still waiting for Houston authorities to help him, still terrified that a masked agent will come first.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
At the same time, M0 had to come first.
—Sandy Peng, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Crew safety and health come first, which includes getting the astronauts back home.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
Arnoldo is still waiting for Houston authorities to help him, still terrified that a masked agent will come first.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Come first.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20first. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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