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observer

[uhb-zur-ver] / əbˈzɜr vər /


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But, as another longtime observer of Collins in Maine politics put it to me, Collins “has a remarkable way of using ‘I’ more than ‘we’ in statements.”

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

And by the reckoning of one observer, the mortality carried off three out of every four inhabitants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Nature observer and broadcaster Iolo Williams was on a wildlife cruise filming Springwatch when he heard about the sighting.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Chief EU observer Annalisa Corrado urged candidates to "wait patiently for the official proclamation of the results."

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

It appeared that each observer must have his own measure of time, as recorded by a clock carried with him, and that identical clocks carried by different observers would not necessarily agree.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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