firsthand

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As a player he had seen firsthand how quickly sinking threes could open up a game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The union said it had not “received any direct reports, and we do not have any firsthand knowledge of these allegations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Muir said: "We are already experiencing firsthand the impacts of climate change through the frequent and severe storms we are witnessing and more frequent and extreme flooding events."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Goldin witnessed these protests firsthand coming up in the New York art scene, watching countless loved ones succumb to a disease that the government refused to address.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

You were stung in your first Hunger Games, so unlike most of us, you have firsthand knowledge of the effects of the venom.”

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins