first and foremost

idiom

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

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Everybody is competing for limited resources, human resources, first and foremost. Bruce Tulgan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 The pass has to be caught first and foremost, a truth that Kelce will probably share freely when the red light for his podcast flips on this week. Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025 Misery remains resonant in its depiction of the uneasy relationship between artists and their public, who are always demanding that their needs be served first and foremost. Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025 Off-White’s creative director IB Kamara is moved, first and foremost, by music. Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 12 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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