bystander
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About a month after Sheridan was arrested, prosecutors moved to dismiss the case after a bystander video surfaced showing clearly that Sheridan hadn’t assaulted Bovino.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
Cellphone video shot by a bystander captured Bostic telling police he was on his way to visit his mother.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
As in other federal assault cases, bystander videos as well as police-camera and surveillance footage cast doubt on agents’ claims, in some cases leading to the exoneration of citizens.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Goncalves said a bystander "stepped in and interjected" and "that's probably what led to a swift end of this tragic event".
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
And it made me feel better in some obscure way: imagining myself a hero, rushing fearlessly for the gun, instead of merely loitering in the bullet’s path like the bystander which I so essentially am.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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Mr. Popper’s Penguins
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