bystander
Example Sentences
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"My big issue was what I called 'the bystander effect', which I've direct evidence of," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Police body-camera footage and bystander videos show what happened.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
And, finally, your brother-in-law is not an objective bystander.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026
“We’re with you!” a bystander can be heard telling her in the video as others blow emergency whistles.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
“Just in time” isn’t good enough? innocent bystander.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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