spotter
Example Sentences
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The surge of immigration detention flights at Minneapolis-Saint Paul airport spurred plane spotter Nick Benson to shift from tracking rare and unusual aircraft to cataloging the removal of detainees from Minnesota.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
The macro and thematic equity research group founded by investor and trend spotter James van Geelen saw positive returns — up to 75% — on nearly all of their 2025 calls.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 18, 2025
He would be driving a spotter car mounted with plate readers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
A helicopter spotter eventually saw Paredes jumping into a plastic trashcan.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025
A spotter reads coordinates into the headpiece, and an artilleryman repeats them back.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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