bystander
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So instead of watching this car crash as a bystander, you can watch it as someone who is sitting in the back seat, screaming.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
Near mile marker 24, Apa collapsed in Central Park and a bystander performed CPR before race medical staff arrived, race organiser New York Road Runners told the BBC's US partner CBS News.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The agent yells at the unidentified bystander and leaves him on the sidewalk while another agent retrieves the can from the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Police also declined to identify the armed bystander, saying he hadn’t given them permission to name him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
At first the general opinion was that I was merely an unlucky bystander, or that I had somehow pried the wheel off the church.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
At Cornell there appeared to be no bystanders willing to step in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Two people appear to still be alive and are being treated by bystanders.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
These are not neutral bystanders being swept into a media spat.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
It described the move as a precautionary measure aimed at ensuring the safety of bystanders and the operational capabilities of authorities to counter potential drones.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
By now word had spread and bystanders lingered outside the cabins, heads tilted in anticipation.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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