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firstly, gather all the ingredients together
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Rinehart’s gold exposure took two steps forward last week, firstly through an investment in emerging Australian gold explorer Ballard Mining which raised $40 million in fresh capital for work on its Mt Ida project in Western Australia.
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Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Um, firstly, thank you everybody for, for, for coming and joining us today for this conversation.
—Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
That’s a credit to the players, firstly.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
The resurgence of trends that were popular back in the 1990s came firstly as quite the surprise.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
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Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Um, firstly, thank you everybody for, for, for coming and joining us today for this conversation.
—Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
That’s a credit to the players, firstly.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
The resurgence of trends that were popular back in the 1990s came firstly as quite the surprise.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for firstly
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“Firstly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firstly. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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firstly
adverb
first·ly
ˈfərst-lē 
: in the first place
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