spectator
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Any other spectator would have had to just deal with it, but Austin wasn’t just any other spectator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
For years I’ve called the Herndon Climb America’s next great spectator sport.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
"Film is an act of truthfulness, not happening on the screen but in the heart and in the guts of the spectator," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Gil was just a spectator on the play, with no chance to best the save.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
I was a fascinated spectator in the way the surviving passengers must have been as they watched the Titanic sink.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Folklore scholar Michael Kinsella has described this kind of online activity as a form of “online legend-tripping” where audiences become contributors, collaborators and world-builders rather than simply spectators.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
She added that in total, more than 80,000 people including spectators attended the event last year, and she would be "really happy" if the same number attended on Saturday.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The courtroom was packed with spectators, with some people lining up for hours for the chance to glimpse Maduro in person.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
It was as if she had abstracted herself from scissors and spectators, projecting not so much courage as strength.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Two guys are on each side of the table, all four in deep concentration working the rods, while a bunch of spectators jump around, shouting encouragement.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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