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bystander

noun as in person who watches

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In the days since the judge issued the initial order, media reports and bystander videos from across the city suggest immigration officials had used tear gas in neighborhoods with no warning.

No Kings will remind political bystanders — and the undecided — that resistance is not futile.

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"An explosive device detonated as a bus carrying oil facility guards affiliated with the defence ministry passed by, killing five of them and wounding 13 others, including civilian bystanders," the official said, requesting anonymity.

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All England players, including age-grade squads, are trained in being "active bystanders" to intervene and protect others from harmful behaviour.

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In one recent incident filmed by a bystander and widely circulated among Kenyans, police shot a Nairobi street vendor in the head at point-blank range, apparently unprovoked.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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