as in originally
in the beginning
firstly, gather all the ingredients together
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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.
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Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 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
The objective: Well, firstly, relax… but also get a good, solid feel for a variety of Front Runner’s product lines.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Now, the Democratic Party’s institutional failure to focus firstly on the economic security of working families has had epic consequences.
—John Samuelsen, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 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
The objective: Well, firstly, relax… but also get a good, solid feel for a variety of Front Runner’s product lines.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Now, the Democratic Party’s institutional failure to focus firstly on the economic security of working families has had epic consequences.
—John Samuelsen, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
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