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"learned first-hand" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to describe when you have acquired knowledge or an experience directly from the source. For example, "I learned first-hand about sustainable agriculture when I spent a summer working on a local farm."
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We've learned first-hand about the problems we face.
"I have only written what I experienced, what I saw, what I learned first-hand".
But she learned first-hand that such laws aren't always followed.
Population and Family Health student John Bryan learned first-hand about the Ebola epidemic during his practicum in Sierra Leone.
We learned first-hand that initial opinions can change over time after hearing additional testimony and undergoing internal deliberations.
I learned first-hand that fat people are the recipients of the last remaining socially acceptable prejudice.
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Many years of learning first-hand about the importance of tolerance and open-mindedness changed that.
Each one wants to learn first-hand what his receivers are capable of doing.
In this program, you'll learn first-hand about the biology and management of domestic animals.
He wanted to learn first-hand about my history and about life in Britain before the welfare state was erected.
"Students [will] learn first-hand about how to work with green technologies, such as urban farming," explains Nielsen.
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