spotted

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The two Brits were first spotted together in late 2022, when Smith sang at the White House to mark then-President Biden signing the Respect for Marriage Act guaranteeing federal protection for same-sex and interracial marriages.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Dubbed "Timmy" by the German media, the whale was first spotted stuck on a sandbank on March 23 near the city of Luebeck before freeing itself and then becoming stuck again several times.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Years before the project began, migrating ospreys had been spotted in Poole Harbour, en route from Scotland to their wintering grounds in north Africa.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The sculpture of a suited man marching forward off a plinth, while carrying a flag with one hand that also covers his face, was first spotted in St James's on Wednesday.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

But the human workers had spotted him, and apparently, they’d gotten a good enough look to see that Clare was no normal fox.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman