first-hand
adjective
from the original source; direct or directly
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first hand
first handsee at first hand.
first-hand
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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
first hand
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Ms. Margolles witnessed these outcomes first-hand in her earlier career as a forensic technician in Mexico City’s morgue, an experience that infuses her work with elements of scientific exactitude as well as ritualistic imagery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Growing up in Wenzhou, which transformed into an industrial port, Xiang witnessed this first-hand.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
"I can say from first-hand observation that the reality on the ground is far more severe than images can convey," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
"I have witnessed first-hand your feelings of anxiety, of abandonment, of lack of safety."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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
“Karoline’s first hand experience in the White House and on the presidential campaign trail gives her a distinct understanding of today’s political landscape,” Fox News Media Chief Executive Suzanne Scott said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
After the first plane hit, WSJ reporters started gathering first hand accounts on the street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Jennings has seen first hand the difference the garden has made to members.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 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
We may be even less willing to face the issue at first hand than our predecessors because of a secret new hope that maybe it will go away.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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