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spectator

[spek-tay-ter, spek-tay-] / ˈspɛk teɪ tər, spɛkˈteɪ- /


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The 30-year-old has apologised for his actions and said he hopes to say sorry to the spectator in person.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

"Terribly sorry to the spectator, first of all," Medvedev said.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Admissions to spectator amusements also buoyed consumer spending during the second quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

But occasionally, snobs don’t have a choice, such as when they’re sitting in the dark of a movie theater, where the viewer assumes the role of the spectator.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Booth limps off the stage “with a motion,” observes one spectator, “like the hopping of a bull frog.”

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

Without us, there is no one to hoist blame upon when the film reveals its layers, no one to compare to the film’s wide-eyed spectators of global collapse.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

She said bad weather had turned some spectators off, but was eager to point out that some sports were well attended.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

But the Tokyo organizers decided the pandemic made it too dangerous for foreign visitors to attend, before decided that even domestic spectators had to be ruled out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Mohammad Al-Hamad Stadium holds 22,000 spectators, more than five times that of Salisbury's The Ray Mac.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“It’s the soggy Spares!” yelled some of the other spectators, and Seven’s cheeks went hot from the name-calling.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega


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