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spectator

[spek-tey-ter, spek-tey-] / ˈspɛk teɪ tər, spɛkˈteɪ- /


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Trading is being reimagined as a spectator sport, complete with play-by-play commentary and, of course, prediction bets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The showpiece match was briefly interrupted in the third frame when a female spectator jumped over the barrier on the front row.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

But it gave viewers some sense of what players, pitchers and umpires were figuring out in real time: What counts as a ball and a strike in the most subjective of all spectator sports?

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

It’s one thing to revel in a public figure’s self-inflicted unraveling, but when kids are involved, the role of the spectator becomes more complex.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

I divided my eyes between all the streets, an insatiable spectator incapable of taking in such beauty in its entirety.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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