first-hand
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Cat said that while many teenagers shun spending time with their parents, she knows first-hand how lonely it is to not have your parents around.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Working in food truck businesses has given Ramirez first-hand knowledge of how to efficiently lay out a mobile kitchen and set up new food vendors for success before they even pick up a knife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
But she also wanted to tackle another problem she had experienced first-hand - how difficult everyday life could be for families caring for disabled children.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
“I know first-hand the importance of our armed forces having the kit and technology they need to do the difficult job we ask of them,” defense chief Dan Jarvis said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The women explained that they had been nurses at the Sudbury hospital and saw the treatments and “volunteer studies” first-hand.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
