spotted

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Shortly after, San Bernardino police officers Jackson Tubbs and Cynthia Guillen arrivedand spotted Cowser walking across the parking lot to speak to a friend.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Local officials and business owners buzz whenever corporate scouts are spotted about town checking out the plant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

According to the search warrant affidavit, Abatti’s truck was spotted on license plate readers on Nov. 20 heading south in El Centro, leaving the area of his hunting grounds at about 1:30 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

As the car came to a standstill at a junction, I spotted one of the giant black birds that seemed to have followed me around Panama, perched imperiously on the side of the road.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

“And there was the time you spotted Sabe,” Awesiinh says, scratching the back of his head.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith