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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Many of the dwindling number of survivors were also in attendance, including one of the youngest — 79-year-old Kosei Mito, who suffered radiation poisoning in his mother’s womb.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2025
The Padres have finished third, fifth, second and third in attendance since 2021 and now stand second, trailing only the Los Angeles Dodgers.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam was in attendance at practice.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2025
The girls came to the fair with their Jefferson County 4-H club, which was also one of the largest in attendance: 47 competitors, 50 cattle and just two chaperones.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2025
The Padres have finished third, fifth, second and third in attendance since 2021 and now stand second, trailing only the Los Angeles Dodgers.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam was in attendance at practice.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2025
The girls came to the fair with their Jefferson County 4-H club, which was also one of the largest in attendance: 47 competitors, 50 cattle and just two chaperones.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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“In attendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20attendance. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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