passerby
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Speaking to the Sun, a passerby saw the bag on the side of a road and alerted her partner after becoming suspicious.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
Restaurant terraces sit deserted, while souvenir, watersports and perfume vendors watch for the rare passerby.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
The sight of the full battalion brings grins to every passerby.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026
A passerby alerted authorities to a woman in a “state of medical distress” shortly after midnight Jan. 6 near Sierra Highway and Technology Drive, said Lt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
By and by, the hyphen fell out, giving us passerby and passersby.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
But why should students and teachers have to rely on good fortune and courageous passersby for security?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Inside, the shop was packed with cameramen and customers, while passersby looked inside, asking: "Where's the bird?"
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
She mostly stands or kneels and makes facial expressions in reaction to her surroundings and passersby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
When passersby constantly stopped her on the street to ask about them, she got the idea to level up her hobby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Faces appeared at the windows on either side of the street, while a little knot of prosperous-looking passersby gathered their robes about them and broke into gentle trots, keen to vacate the scene.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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