spectator
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"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
In the past two years, spending on live events, excluding spectator sports, has shot up by $10 billion to a total of $60 billion.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
While I am not a female athlete, I was a spectator at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and found it very accommodating as a mom of two.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
Using the wrong voice can make the reader crane back and forth like a spectator at a tennis match: See that lady with the shopping bag?
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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