spectator
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While almost every spectator experiences stadium prayers as a moment of community, these efforts have often come under legal attack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Until that point, the goalkeeper had largely been a spectator.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
But occasionally, snobs don’t have a choice, such as when they’re sitting in the dark of a movie theater, where the viewer assumes the role of the spectator.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Despite those words, the trial on the 10th floor of the courthouse has played out like a spectator event since it began with jury selection on Aug. 20.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
I kept my eyes focused on the bleak, unpainted spectator stands, abandoned for so long that tiny plants had started to push their green heads through the cracks in the cement.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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As the match progressed, some spectators formed their own makeshift games farther down the beach as the midday sun tracked west through the afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The tournament is set to draw up to 75,000 spectators to the links course, set among towering dunes on a rugged stretch of County Clare coastline.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Alex Kirshner explains why Michigan’s latest controversy has spectators contemplating the nature of time itself.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
After holding Michelsen off, Tiafoe took the match to a deciding set where the pair traded multiple breaks of serve - invigorating the spectators on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The force of the blow blew back the hair of the spectators in the first three rows.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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