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onlooker

[on-look-er, awn-] / ˈɒnˌlʊk ər, ˈɔn- /


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Onlooker Genevieve Hansen, a firefighter, urged officers to check his pulse.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2021

One online commenter calling themselves Onlooker Pharaoh said on Chinese news platform Hupu that the risk was worth it: “Giving up wildlife to eat as food is like giving up eating because you might choke.”

From Reuters • Feb. 16, 2020

Onlooker Emily Poitras says the moose walked to the middle of one of the courses at a Lovell country club Sunday and stood there for around 5-10 minutes.

From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2017

Onlooker asks Miller, Perry’s top handler who stands nearby, if things were as bad as they seemed.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2015

The Onlooker asked the first needful questions automatically.

From The Literary Sense by Nesbit, E. (Edith)




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