spotter
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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
He relies on “Malibu” Kelly Hayes, who has been his spotter for every football game since 1978.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2025
I think I arrived about three years too late to get a clear interpretation of the research proposal, but he gave some clues—a spotter plane and seals.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
But his instincts made him one of the surest spotters and nurturers of talent in pop history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
“I’d see a convoy of 20 or 30 SUVs and spotters, cellphone in hand, ready to give the alarm.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Kane and her fellow spotters publish the locations of officers and raids underway in an effort to document arrests and de-escalate the encounters with their presence.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Now there’s spotters to make sure no hawks are nearby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
On the roofs of the ambulances were spotters with binoculars.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
