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  first-hand

  adjective

  from the original source; direct or directly
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  first hand

  see at first hand.

first-hand

British  

adjective

1. from the original source; direct or directly

   first-hand news

   he got the news first-hand

2. from the original source; directly

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first hand Idioms  

1. see at first hand.

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Instead of programming the humanoids under controlled conditions, Tau is sending its robots into homes to learn through first-hand experience.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

In person, Earl Spencer is a very affable and charming figure, a writer who has had a first-hand view of some big royal moments and has the stories, sometimes scandalous, to show for it.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 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

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

Like other nations Thailand has experienced first hand the astonishing boom in sales of Chinese electric vehicles.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

“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

"I joined our party as a teenager and saw first hand the difference a Labour government makes," she said.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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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