bystander
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A bystander begged to help Good, to check her pulse and perform first aid.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
That seems fair to me, as a bystander.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
Orellana-Peralta was a bystander in the store, which was teeming with shoppers buying last-minute Christmas gifts.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
He then barricaded the man in the shop with a shopping trolley, as a bystander called the police.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
Standing quietly in the crowd, he saw Sam Adams, pretending to be a most innocent bystander.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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
For Richard Tur, the founder of NoiseOff, an organization that tracks and offers noise pollution solutions, it doesn’t seem necessary for bystanders to feel a siren “pounding through your body.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
People have described how bystanders rushed to the water to help, including teenagers who worked at the nearby Seaview Beach Diner and an off-duty paramedic.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Culture to us seems the great determinant of how human beings conduct themselves; in the relentless academic debate between “nature and nurture,” it is the “nurture” school which commands greater support from the bystanders.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Because They Marched
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