onlooker
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Sunday's spectacle drew crowds of hundreds, with onlooker Richard Bode, 34, calling the event a "once-in-a-lifetime experience."
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
An onlooker warned the agents, “You gonna let him die.”
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026
The video continues with Rhymes — real name Trevor Smith Jr. — requesting an onlooker put down their camera and asking the alleged fan to explain himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Moments later, another onlooker approached Sliwa and urged him to drop out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
I couldn’t be a silent onlooker any longer.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
Outside the courthouse, they embraced one another with a deep, 10-second kiss in front of a pack of journalists and onlookers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
House cried out to the gathering of onlookers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Templeton has seen onlookers react with similar awe.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
As the sun dips below the horizon, a fleet of onlookers on jet skis and boats idle on the water to catch a peek of the vivacious scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Wind mightier than anything the onlookers had witnessed still roared through the veranda.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
