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Recent Examples of firsthand
The film’s script is based on firsthand accounts, including exclusive insights from the Giancana family, particularly Sam Giancana.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
The head of the EPA is coming to the San Diego border to get a firsthand look at the ongoing Tijuana sewage crisis.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Some Americans complained that the POWs were being treated too well, but the local reaction was largely positive based on firsthand accounts.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
Over the four episodes, viewers get a firsthand look at what can happen when a teenager is indoctrinated with toxic messages about masculinity.
—Samantha Mann, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
The head of the EPA is coming to the San Diego border to get a firsthand look at the ongoing Tijuana sewage crisis.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Some Americans complained that the POWs were being treated too well, but the local reaction was largely positive based on firsthand accounts.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
Over the four episodes, viewers get a firsthand look at what can happen when a teenager is indoctrinated with toxic messages about masculinity.
—Samantha Mann, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firsthand
Adjective
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Lawmakers passed a new law this year that will make firing squads the state's primary method of execution, starting next year.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Testers considered performance across four primary categories: efficacy, texture and experience, fragrance, and packaging.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said Woodside’s decision to develop its first LNG project in the U.S. was the biggest single foreign direct Invesment in his State’s history.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Other prominent Democrats and former officials in the Biden administration have also faced direct threats and actions from the Trump administration.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
29 Apr. 2025
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Hugo used the firm’s unique approach to implement immediate ROI and expand AI implementation organically for their clients.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration has made a new emergency request of the U.S. Supreme Court seeking an immediate stay of a nationwide injunction blocking the ban on openly transgender military service members.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Firsthand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firsthand. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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