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bystander

[bahy-stan-der] / ˈbaɪˌstæn dər /


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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 bystander with the dogs is then seen rushing toward the can and tossing it away, toward the street.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

A Journal review of bystander videos from Florida showed state and local officers deployed tactics similar to their federal counterparts during traffic stops, using Tasers and chokeholds and breaking vehicle windows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

If you look for a bystander to trash talk your beloved, you will surely find one.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

But I don’t feel anything, at least the me who’s a bystander here does not.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

He paid tribute to the bystanders who offered help to Haines, describing it as "the best of the Australian character".

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

But no one has figured out a way of punishing cheats without imposing unfair costs on innocent bystanders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 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

At the advice of one of the bystanders, the tangle was finally straightened out by Mr. Popper’s walking around the tripod three times in the opposite direction.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater


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