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spotter

[spot-er] / ˈspɒt ər /
NOUN
detector
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Looking down at her chief executive, who was stationed nearby as a spotter, she called out: “Josep Maria, don’t let me fall!”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

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 relies on “Malibu” Kelly Hayes, who has been his spotter for every football game since 1978.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2025

There was a spotter plane, looking for sharks from above.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Another low-tech solution used successfully in nearby Cape Town is to position spotters, akin to lifeguards, to look out for sharks.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

Kane and her fellow spotters publish the locations of officers and raids underway in an effort to document arrests and de-escalate the encounters with their presence.

From Barron's Jan. 28, 2026

Ok was especially alarmed to see forklifts, which are responsible for a significant number of construction deaths, speeding around, often unaided by required spotters.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 12, 2025

Now there’s spotters to make sure no hawks are nearby.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2025

Him and the other fellow I could see riding east, but they’d need an army of fence spotters to patrol even one ranch.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye




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