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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First-hand accounts existed of the man-made famine in Ukraine, the great terror of the late 1930s, and the destruction of nations in the maw of Stalinism.
From Economist • Aug. 13, 2015
First-hand accounts, satellite photos and public records located at least some of the vessels in a narrow, dangerous strait in western Papua New Guinea.
From US News • Jul. 30, 2015
First-hand being shown the dos and don'ts of performing safely on a huge set under bright lights by Glyndebourne's head of stage management, Stephen Cowin.
From The Guardian • Mar. 7, 2013
First-hand vinyl is now the preserve of well-to-do audiophiles, and it is they who are pushing the value of the market up.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2013
Not Definitions, But First-hand Contact.—In like manner we come to know distance, form and size.
From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert
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