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In natural English speech, "firsthand" appears in contexts such as: "huge numbers back moot has been called a meat grinder it's something that those responsible for recovering fallen soldiers have seen firsthand they don't seem to be well prepared they are not prepared at all they are like a mass a human Mass they send to overwhelm us". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/ˈfɝstˌhænd/

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huge numbers back moot has been called a meat grinder it's something that those responsible for recovering fallen soldiers have seen

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they don't seem to be well prepared they are not prepared at all they are like a mass a human Mass they send to overwhelm us

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adjective

Direct, without intermediate stages.

“firsthand knowledge”

adjective

Not previously owned or used; contrasted with secondhand.

“a firsthand copy”

adverb

Directly or from personal experience.

“Hell and tarnations, I've known them for muddleheads and blockheads half my life, and firsthand, but I sure didn't expect them to take leave of their senses, insulting our office of President, making our Party into a white demagogue's party, slapping the Negro vote in the face.”

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