first and foremost

idiom

: at the most basic level
He is first and foremost a teacher.

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But Campau is an archivist first and foremost. Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025 Smaller farmers were the norm, whereas today much of our agricultural industry has been consolidated to mega corporations that care first and foremost about churning out supply. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 Our kids need to be taken care of first and foremost by licensed teachers in every classroom. Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025 There’s no question that Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter’s seventh studio album, is first and foremost a breakup album. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for first and foremost

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“First and foremost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20and%20foremost. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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