bystanding

Example Sentences

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June 5 - Minneapolis bans chokeholds by police and requires bystanding officers to stop them.

From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2021

June 5 — Minneapolis bans chokeholds by police and requires bystanding officers to stop them.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2021

“I’d hate to be bystanding this on my own.”

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2020

"Women make up half the population and people of colour make up 40%,'' she said. "There is no such thing as innocent bystanding any more.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2016

There must be some stage in misgovernment which will justify the interference of bystanding nations, in the name of humanity.

From Cuba Past and Present by Davey, Richard