- a variation of firsthand.
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first-hand
first-handadjectivefrom the original source; direct or directly
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first hand
first handsee at first hand.
first-hand
Britishadjective
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from the original source; direct or directly
first-hand news
he got the news first-hand
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from the original source; directly
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Working in food truck businesses has given Ramirez first-hand knowledge of how to efficiently lay out a mobile kitchen and set up new food vendors for success before they even pick up a knife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
But she also wanted to tackle another problem she had experienced first-hand - how difficult everyday life could be for families caring for disabled children.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
It's just one of the original documents including original maps, correspondence and first-hand accounts, to feature in the exhibition at the UK's National Archives in southwest London which opens on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Automation would remove the real-world, first-hand experience and knowledge drivers gain on the road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
There are also frogs, amazing toads, lizards, snakes, spiders, and ants shown and explained, and everything was painted and written in America, first-hand and life-size by Maria Sibylla Merian.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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"I joined our party as a teenager and saw first hand the difference a Labour government makes," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Thirty-one-year-old Sitaram Tandel, from a small fishing village in India's Gujarat state, saw the danger at first hand while aboard a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The games are all elimination matches now and 13 players on the U.S. roster, including Adams, have experienced that first hand, having lost in the round of 16 four years ago in Qatar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
She saw the effects first hand in customer service, when bots were taking over tasks like scheduling missed pickups for a sanitation company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
So, by permission of the authorities and with your help, I am coming here to learn what I can at first hand ...
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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