in attendance
idiom
1
: present at an event, meeting, etc.
Everyone in attendance voted in favor of the measure.
A number of celebrities were in attendance.
2
: caring for or helping someone who is giving birth or getting medical treatment
Who was in attendance at the birth?
midwives/doctors in attendance
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Former Broncos passing-game coordinator John Morton was in attendance at Denver’s practice Wednesday, seen engaging in a long discussion with head coach Sean Payton and watching quarterback-receiver drills intently.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Bowman was fantastic, scoring 36 points (with six 3s) in front of a UCLA assistant coach who was in attendance in Chatsworth.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
So the couple dozen fans in attendance on this particular day look on as Marner noodles around for warmups with a left-handed stick, the wrong-handed stick for the right-shooting Marner.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
La Clef’s first-run programme features a series of one-off events and rare screenings, such as Lizzie Borden’s Regrouping, which will be screened on January 15 with filmmaker Céline Sciamma in attendance.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Bowman was fantastic, scoring 36 points (with six 3s) in front of a UCLA assistant coach who was in attendance in Chatsworth.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
So the couple dozen fans in attendance on this particular day look on as Marner noodles around for warmups with a left-handed stick, the wrong-handed stick for the right-shooting Marner.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
La Clef’s first-run programme features a series of one-off events and rare screenings, such as Lizzie Borden’s Regrouping, which will be screened on January 15 with filmmaker Céline Sciamma in attendance.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
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“In attendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20attendance. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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