onlookers

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One unverified video posted to social media showed cheers from both rescuers and onlookers as the men emerged from the cave.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Kate, as she is widely known, was greeted by hundreds of cheering onlookers in Reggio Emilia at the start of her visit on Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Meanwhile, the night’s theme — “Costume Art” — has onlookers concerned that the Met Gala might be teetering into unintentional self-parody.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Throughout Mr. Stob’s narrative, their success astonishes onlookers and converts skeptics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Moreover, publication ensured that there was a much larger number of ‘virtual onlookers’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton