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The phrase "hear first hand" is a correct and usable expression in written English
It is used when someone wants to personally experience something or hear a story directly from the source instead of reading or hearing it second hand. For example, "Rather than hearing second-hand accounts, I wanted to hear first hand how the project was going."
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As part of the Guardian's in depth coverage of the health service, we'd like to hear first hand accounts of what's it's like to work in the NHS.
As well as a keynote speech from the government's adviser on big society, Lord Wei, delegates will also hear first hand accounts of how other local government managers are implementing big society in their councils and the best practice they have developed.
"At the moment one of the ways we are finding out what happens is when people come to Australia for treatment there is an opportunity for lawyers and social workers in Australia to hear first hand what those conditions are like".
This time I wanted to see its technology live in villages and hear first hand what the impact had been.
Linda Young, participation officer with Children in Scotland, said: "This was a wonderful project to do and was great to hear first hand what pupils, from primary to secondary, think of their school food experiences.
The Librotraficantes were honored to be in the court room to witness history and hear first hand the oral arguments.
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Participants want to receive results promptly and to hear from researchers before they hear second hand through the media.
I met refugee families living in dire circumstances in Lebanese border towns, and heard first hand their harrowing stories.
Jolie said: ""This visit is about hearing first hand from people who have endured rape and sexual violence during the conflict in the Eastern DRC.
Hearing first hand how the right support has changed someone's life for the better really makes people sit up and take notice.
Three years later, in 1977, the court of appeal heard first hand the testimony of the IRA unit – they were responsible and no one else.
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