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bystander

[bahy-stan-der] / ˈbaɪˌstæn dər /


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Cellphone video shot by a bystander captured Bostic telling police he was on his way to visit his mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

"My big issue was what I called 'the bystander effect', which I've direct evidence of," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

And, finally, your brother-in-law is not an objective bystander.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026

The 30-second spot features a young man in a park attempting pull-ups, who asks a muscular bystander about achieving six-pack abs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

It is hard for a bystander not to do so.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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