first-hand
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Some do not believe the disease even exists - Ndungo says that witnessing Ebola first-hand helped to dispel some of that misinformation.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026
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
Much was created by AI, as the museum has chosen not to include first-hand accounts from the period.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 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
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
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