onlooker
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“I’m just trying to go to dinner,” she tells the camera in a video captured by an onlooker, “and I’ve asked these people several times to get away from me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
“How’s the weather been?” he asked one onlooker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Sunday's spectacle drew crowds of hundreds, with onlooker Richard Bode, 34, calling the event a "once-in-a-lifetime experience."
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
An onlooker warned the agents, “You gonna let him die.”
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026
One onlooker was a former alderman, James H. Hildreth.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
House cried out to the gathering of onlookers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Templeton has seen onlookers react with similar awe.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
In the park of the Temple of Amun, near the centre, hundreds of onlookers had gathered despite the stifling August heat.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
This means onlookers will still see business names in the programme, on promotional materials and on stage at Custom House Square, but this year the only financial support will come from the public funders.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The guards dragged Inej through the courtyard, past gaping onlookers, and out the ring wall gate as the bells continued to toll.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
