observer

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The European Union's election observer mission nonetheless gave the election a clean bill of health.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

To resolve this, scientists usually propose that when a quantum system is measured or interacts with an observer, its wavefunction collapses into a single outcome.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

Harrison Phipps, 23, who has severe to profound hearing loss in both ears, is helped by an observer off the mat.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Lewis, Jefferson’s private secretary, had grown up a rambler and a keen observer of the natural world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The predictable response from the casual observer is: well, how much further?

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander