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Recent Examples of firsthand
Hollywood stars have taken to social media to share firsthand accounts about the blaze and its impact, including Eugene Levy, Mark Hamill, James Woods, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag.
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Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
My firsthand testing showed modest performance improvements in limited use cases.
—Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
From networking events to highlighting new brands, Pitti offers attendees a firsthand look at emerging trends within the industry — and perhaps share in a couple aperitivi with friends over the course of the four-day event.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Banks can provide a firsthand look at demand for loans, credit card usage, credit quality as well as offer an outlook for how President-elect Donald Trump's policies may play out for the economy.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
My firsthand testing showed modest performance improvements in limited use cases.
—Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
From networking events to highlighting new brands, Pitti offers attendees a firsthand look at emerging trends within the industry — and perhaps share in a couple aperitivi with friends over the course of the four-day event.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Banks can provide a firsthand look at demand for loans, credit card usage, credit quality as well as offer an outlook for how President-elect Donald Trump's policies may play out for the economy.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firsthand
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Principal among the current level of uncertainty is the impact that tariff negotiations between the U.S. and its primary trading partners will have.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
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In 2022 the sheriff’s office allocated $50,000 from its budget for software to aid in the inquiry, the sheriff’s office said, and several detectives conducted 24/7 surveillance of ballot boxes in the lead-up to the 2022 primary election.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Photograph: Bill Oxford/Getty Images A 25-year-old engineer named Marko Elez, who previously worked for two Elon Musk companies, has direct access to Treasury Department systems responsible for nearly all payments made by the US government, three sources tell WIRED.—
Vittoria Elliott,
WIRED,
4 Feb. 2025
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In fact, Gave drew a direct comparison between A.I. and the auto industry.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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There was no immediate word on casualties or the cause of the collision.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
30 Jan. 2025
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There was no immediate word on the cause of the collision, but all takeoffs and landings from the airport were halted as dive teams scoured the site and helicopters from law enforcement agencies across the region flew over the scene in a methodical search for bodies.—
LOLITA C. BALDOR,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Firsthand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firsthand. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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