spectator
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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 got a special invitation to go inside Feltham Prison in 2011 to watch a match as the only spectator," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
It’s time to respond with resolve by restoring the capacity of a reformed United Nations to act, so that it no longer remains a mere spectator to events that affect us all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Booth limps off the stage “with a motion,” observes one spectator, “like the hopping of a bull frog.”
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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