onlooker
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An onlooker warned the agents, “You gonna let him die.”
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026
The video continues with Rhymes — real name Trevor Smith Jr. — requesting an onlooker put down their camera and asking the alleged fan to explain himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Moments later, another onlooker approached Sliwa and urged him to drop out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
Another onlooker called the woman's name again to no avail.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2025
An onlooker, not understanding the situation, would have wondered at the strange intensity of the two; an onlooker might have believed for a moment that they were man and boy suddenly bereft of their reason.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
The BBC had a team at the Peacock Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, which was shutdown to traffic and onlookers as celebrities in black cars took over.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Next to the damaged station, dozens of onlookers stared at the flames roaring from the vehicle amid shards of glass and rubble, AFP journalists observed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
After years of disrepair, the once opulent Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino came tumbling down to cheers from onlookers who had all paid $10 to watch the demolition from their cars.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Templeton has seen onlookers react with similar awe.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
The crowd of onlookers reminded me of Times Square on New Year’s Eve.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
