firsthand account
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A firsthand account by an escaped slave who became a famous abolitionist and orator, this memoir reframed slavery as coerced labor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
But Pence can offer a firsthand account of at least some one-on-one conversations with Trump.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023
Cohen’s testimony could illuminate that sequence of events, providing prosecutors the firsthand account they would need to make a case against Trump.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
The television personality shared the firsthand account of the severe flooding hitting Santa Barbara in a Twitter video.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2023
The firsthand account was a good one, and I was just getting into it when Elliot tapped me on the shoulder.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
