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firstly, gather all the ingredients together
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But what the 175 background interviews did was, firstly, reinforced to me that (the band members) were reliable witnesses, certainly of that period of their lives from their childhood forward.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
As Cao and his colleagues note, however, there is something strange about the population of hypervelocity stars; firstly, their speeds max out at around 435 miles per second, even though our calculations suggest this should be only their average velocity.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Diego Simeone could spring some surprises with his line-up, firstly by standing by goalkeeper Juan Musso despite question marks over his performance in the first leg.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Its detection means that, firstly, JADES-GS-z13-1-LA produced enough high-energy radiation to excite its neutral hydrogen, and secondly that there was little neutral hydrogen between the galaxy and Earth to block the Lyman-α photons from reaching us in the present.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
As Cao and his colleagues note, however, there is something strange about the population of hypervelocity stars; firstly, their speeds max out at around 435 miles per second, even though our calculations suggest this should be only their average velocity.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Diego Simeone could spring some surprises with his line-up, firstly by standing by goalkeeper Juan Musso despite question marks over his performance in the first leg.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Its detection means that, firstly, JADES-GS-z13-1-LA produced enough high-energy radiation to excite its neutral hydrogen, and secondly that there was little neutral hydrogen between the galaxy and Earth to block the Lyman-α photons from reaching us in the present.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Firstly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firstly. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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firstly
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first·ly
ˈfərst-lē 
: in the first place
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