second-hand information
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He said he has only heard second-hand information about the closing.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
A first-year teacher may view unions with suspicion based on second-hand information but change his mind after reading newsletters and attending union meetings.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
"It's like the difference between being on top of Mount Everest, and hearing a story about it," he wrote of the second-hand information priests have about the lives of their flock.
From Fox News ● Sep. 21, 2018
It’s based on a survey of parents, and the accuracy of such second-hand information can be shaky.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2016
The practice upset all his ideas of a foreign correspondent's duties, which should be to obtain first-hand and not second-hand information.
From With Zola in England by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly
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