firsthand
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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
As a player he had seen firsthand how quickly sinking threes could open up a game.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Muir said: "We are already experiencing firsthand the impacts of climate change through the frequent and severe storms we are witnessing and more frequent and extreme flooding events."
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Cooksey witnessed firsthand the conversion of a skeptic into a believer in April 1938, while he was traveling back east on what amounted to a sales mission.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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