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In our work, we see these two scenarios unfolding firsthand: One of us advises corporate boards on what to watch for in AI; the other embeds AI into investor workflows.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
All those players except Gianna Kneepkens were with the squad last season to see firsthand what went wrong.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
It included retirees worried about executive overreach, young parents concerned about Congress ceding its constitutional role, veterans supporting Ukraine, and immigrants who know firsthand what authoritarianism looks like.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Like the diary of Samuel Pepys or the memoirs of François-René de Chateaubriand, “Beloved Son Felix,” first published in 1840, is an invaluable and entertaining firsthand exploration of a bygone era.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
From the time the Antikythera wreck was first discovered, those who have seen it firsthand have been impressed with the amount of wreckage and how large the ancient sunken vessel seems to have been.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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