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- adjective
Direct , withoutintermediate stages .
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Examples
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To hear Wu's story firsthand is to witness the paranoia he now lives in.
The tale of Tai Lake William Wan 2010
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To hear Wu's story firsthand is to witness the paranoia he now lives in.
Pollution in China's Tai Lake worse despite national push for environmentalism William Wan 2010
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Our series gives you the opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge from people of all walks of life on what it means to live -- and live well -- with HIV.
Kellee Terrell: Oprah Misses the Mark on HIV/AIDS... Again Kellee Terrell 2010
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Our series gives you the opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge from people of all walks of life on what it means to live -- and live well -- with HIV.
Kellee Terrell: Oprah Misses the Mark on HIV/AIDS... Again Kellee Terrell 2010
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Our series gives you the opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge from people of all walks of life on what it means to live -- and live well -- with HIV.
Kellee Terrell: Oprah Misses the Mark on HIV/AIDS... Again Kellee Terrell 2010
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Insight Guide (top) and Rough Guide (at left) are helping international visitors to learn about the Taiwan POW camps, and hopefully they will want to come and discover more about them firsthand from the POW Society.
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Seeing the Windsor Gateway firsthand is a powerful reminder of why efficient and secure transportation networks and gateways are vital to Canada's economic productivity and competitiveness.
Building Competitiveness: A New Transportation Vision for Canada 2006
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The first of my million questions pertaining to house construction in Mexico, which I am about to enjoy firsthand, is about water tanks.
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My comparison to 1980s Yugoslavia, a place that I also saw firsthand, is not casual.
The Lawless Frontier 2000
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My comparison to 1980s Yugoslavia, a place that I also saw firsthand, is not casual.
The Lawless Frontier 2000
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