spectator
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I was a spectator and a fan, now I’m a player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Admissions to spectator amusements also buoyed consumer spending during the second quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Metro might cede “the massive responsibility of delivering a spectator and workforce transit system” to LA28.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
But occasionally, snobs don’t have a choice, such as when they’re sitting in the dark of a movie theater, where the viewer assumes the role of the spectator.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
She came and sat between myself and the children, and her head moved back and forth between us, like a spectator at a university debate.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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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
Without us, there is no one to hoist blame upon when the film reveals its layers, no one to compare to the film’s wide-eyed spectators of global collapse.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
At the women's football semi-final between hosts Japan and South Korea there were 998 spectators in a 50,000 stadium.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Curious spectators gathered along the concrete walls that lined the banks.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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