Word: firsthand
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...health care access,'" says Jim Weill, President of the Food Research and Action Center. "It's replacing a phrase which has emotional punch for people with one that's drained of any power." Nord himself acknowledges the weight of the word. "Those who work closest with us and know firsthand what hunger is feel that this problem may be lost sight of if the USDA is not using this word to describe the condition," he says. And he pauses for a long time. "I wear a lot of hats," he says. Back when he worked outside of government, with...
...stick to what you know firsthand. A recurring theme that binds these pieces together is of people talking with the dead. This is possible, some in the book suspect, so long as you've drunk enough brandy...
...Following in a parent's footsteps, knowing firsthand the unusual life of a doc and stoking the early fires of a developing superego with such high octane respect and responsibility that scarcely any other human endeavor seems worthy - this is the psychology that makes doctors' kids into doctors. There are, quite honestly, many in my field of surgery who will work for any salary - some would literally pay to do it. They can derive satisfaction from little else, their self-concept is utterly enmeshed in it and doctor's children or not, they will be doctors in the next generation...
...accident but now answers about seven to 10 letters a week. When she spotted a request from a young woman in an interracial relationship who wondered if love could conquer all--even family disapproval--Blanks knew she had to answer. The product of an interracial marriage, Blanks had experienced firsthand what challenges might lie ahead. "I told her how one set of my grandparents would have nothing to do with me," she says. "I asked if she and her boyfriend were strong enough to handle a relationship--as well as future children--that might not be accepted by everyone...
...classification of Israel’s actions. “I thought it was an interesting terminology to describe what is actually serious breaches in international humanitarian law and basic human rights law,” she said. Nevertheless, multiple audience members appreciated Abercrombie-Winstanley’s firsthand knowledge of the situation. “I was sitting there, and I was just thinking, ‘Wow’,” said IOP Executive Director Catherine A. McLaughlin...