passerby
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A sympathetic passerby asks, who have you lost?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 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
A passerby alerted authorities to a woman in a “state of medical distress” shortly after midnight Jan. 6 near Sierra Highway and Technology Drive, said Lt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
Lourdes recognizes a passerby, a heavyset woman with a veiled pillbox hat who praised her Boston cream pies.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
On sidewalks, black vendors selling hot corn called out to passersby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
And fans have responded — indeed, Abdul-Mateen has been touched by how often passersby want to talk about the show’s non-superhero aspects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Teams of sellers hawk their filming services to passersby, many of whom have been drawn to the city and its cyberpunk image by motorbiking videos on social media shot against the neon-lit nightscape.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Matters got worse after passersby with guns pinged holes in some of the barrels, and the poisonous stuff soaked about 15 feet down into the desert soil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Ella ignored its metallic smile, staring up at the black iron column and its glass box, trying to ignore the whispers of passersby.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
