spotter

Example Sentences

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The surge of immigration detention flights at Minneapolis-Saint Paul airport spurred plane spotter Nick Benson to shift from tracking rare and unusual aircraft to cataloging the removal of detainees from Minnesota.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

The macro and thematic equity research group founded by investor and trend spotter James van Geelen saw positive returns — up to 75% — on nearly all of their 2025 calls.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 18, 2025

He would be driving a spotter car mounted with plate readers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Plane spotter Kevin Ray, who created the YouTube channel where the video was posted, can be heard exclaiming with surprise.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024

“I get that the spotter plane sees the shark in the water and the fisherman tags the shark with a harpoon, but can you tell me how the tags work?”

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen