passerby
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“Said the Dead” opens in 2020 when a passerby sneaks into the asylum’s derelict chapel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Finally, help arrived when a passerby lowered the woman from the window with the help of a ladder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Speaking to the Sun, a passerby saw the bag on the side of a road and alerted her partner after becoming suspicious.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
Restaurant terraces sit deserted, while souvenir, watersports and perfume vendors watch for the rare passerby.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
Or a passerby in the mist in a hat.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Fiat executives warned I should be ready for gawkers with myriad questions and passersby angling to take photos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
She mostly stands or kneels and makes facial expressions in reaction to her surroundings and passersby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The quirky storefront invites passersby to stop and have a look, almost like curious cats themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
The wreck in the Danube was reportedly discovered on 2 August, when a passersby reported part of the motorcycle protruding from the rocks on the riverbank in downtown Budapest.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
She would have howled in the street had it not been so crowded with passersby.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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