first-hand

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It's just one of the original documents including original maps, correspondence and first-hand accounts, to feature in the exhibition at the UK's National Archives in southwest London which opens on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

Automation would remove the real-world, first-hand experience and knowledge drivers gain on the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Tuccio said he has invited both candidates to walk Skid Row with him for a first-hand look at the problems he sees.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

European visitors are learning first-hand exactly how dreadful American public transit is, and what actual hot weather feels like.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 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