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spectator

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


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As a venture investor, Parillo developed a thesis on trading competitions becoming a spectator sport long before he participated in one.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The showpiece match was briefly interrupted in the third frame when a female spectator jumped over the barrier on the front row.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

But it gave viewers some sense of what players, pitchers and umpires were figuring out in real time: What counts as a ball and a strike in the most subjective of all spectator sports?

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

It’s one thing to revel in a public figure’s self-inflicted unraveling, but when kids are involved, the role of the spectator becomes more complex.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

I saw my life as a spectator would, from outside, from a distance so remote that I couldn’t feel any of it.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez




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