foremost
US /ˈfɔːr.moʊst/
UK /ˈfɔːr.moʊst/
1.
most prominent in rank, importance, or position.
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one of the foremost art collectors of his day
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before anything else in rank, importance, or position; in the first place.
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O'Keefe's work was, foremost, an expression of the feelings of a woman