onlooker
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All the reshuffling is enough to leave an onlooker shook — or, in the case of the New Orleans Saints, Shough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Another onlooker, 18-year-old Zoe Perez, was on the verge of tears.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
An onlooker warned the agents, “You gonna let him die.”
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026
Moments later, another onlooker approached Sliwa and urged him to drop out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
It was a little bit like shaping a wild, natural landscape into identifiable patterns for the benefit of the human onlooker.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
The BBC had a team at the Peacock Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, which was shutdown to traffic and onlookers as celebrities in black cars took over.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Next to the damaged station, dozens of onlookers stared at the flames roaring from the vehicle amid shards of glass and rubble, AFP journalists observed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
After years of disrepair, the once opulent Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino came tumbling down to cheers from onlookers who had all paid $10 to watch the demolition from their cars.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Templeton has seen onlookers react with similar awe.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
But Dr. Leale does not utter the hopeful words the onlookers wish to hear.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
