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grandstand

noun

Definition of grandstand

as in audience

a group of spectators

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Recent Examples of grandstand Three grandstands at the rear of the field will offer reserved seating and access to hospitality in the Knebworth House Gardens, while a large accessible viewing platform will provide a front-facing stage view via ramps. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 17 Sep. 2026 The larger fan zone also had vast seating areas that offered a bit of shade from the relentless Madrid sun, another challenge many fans noted given the majority of grandstands were unsheltered. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Organizers said teams were already unloading equipment and the garages were being prepared, and the grandstands were receiving their final cleaning work. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 Free Americans with Disabilities Act seating will be available at the grandstand on a first-come basis. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grandstand

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The initiative comes at a moment when fashion exhibitions are attracting audiences well beyond the traditional museum crowd, Blanckaert said.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
During the film, audience members both laughed and gasped in horror as the events of OpenAI’s founding and 2023 unraveling were brought to screen.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of audience

Noun

View gallery - 10 images How is the venerable European car industry responding to the current aggressive wave of Chinese electric vehicle imports?

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
The pair succeed gallery founder Francisco Correa Cordero, who died suddenly this past August at the age of thirty-seven.

— News Desk, Artforum, 13 Oct. 2026

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The woman contacted her 72-year-old father, who came out of the house to remove Gonzalez.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
The following day, investigators recovered the two Renoirs from a house in Clermont-l’Hérault, where they had been concealed behind a false wall constructed from bricks and plasterboard.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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Since then, the 16-foot-by-32-foot church has been reconstructed, after archaeologists in 2021 uncovered the church’s original foundation, as well as 62 graves linked to the congregation.

— Nancy Jiang, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
On Friday, the event began with a procession symbolizing the ways the historic congregation has continued a multigenerational fight for education, faith, and freedom.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

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