spotted
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The paper says the "near-misses" took place just days apart, and the mystery objects were spotted at 17,000ft - which it notes is more than 40 times the legal height limit for commercial drones.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Residents first spotted the fire approaching their village in Bangka Belitung province on Saturday and tried to put it out themselves with portable water pumps.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
During the second attempt, the process server allegedly spotted four vehicles parked in the driveway, but no one answered the door.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
When the Beverly Hills detective spotted Lavie at the restaurant without her ankle monitor, the warrant says, he reached out to officials who confirmed Lavie’s monitor showed her location at the nearby Peninsula Hotel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The woods and hills were spotted with their pools, with soft steam rising over the water and across the grass around them in a mist.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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