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spectator

[spek-tay-ter, spek-tay-] / ˈspɛk teɪ tər, spɛkˈteɪ- /


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His first World Series game as a spectator and fan?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

I was a spectator and a fan, now I’m a player.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

While almost every spectator experiences stadium prayers as a moment of community, these efforts have often come under legal attack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

And enjoying that art doesn’t mean that those bad people are above criticism, or that the spectator has a moral failing of their own.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

But with it, he wears a scarf in a brilliant scarlet, to distinguish himself from it as well, as a reminder that he is at heart a spectator, an observer.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

"We cannot remain as unengaged spectators; rather, we must listen with our hearts, allow ourselves to be challenged, and become involved," he said during the weekly general audience in St Peter's Square.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Over the weekend, spectators gathered at Riyadh’s King Abdulaziz Racecourse for an evening of horse racing, despite the fact that the track is barely three miles from the airport.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Players and spectators are expected to stand for it, if they can, and refrain from moving around.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Tens of thousands of runners fill the streets with spectators cheering them on in each of the city’s boroughs during the annual New York City Marathon, taking place on Nov. 1.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Between one hundred thousand and three hundred thousand spectators lined the streets to watch.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling


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