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Noun
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The Newtown Square club has been preparing for months for the event, which is expected to attract 200,000 spectators and bring a significant economic boost to the region.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 May 2026 -
Coffeehouses lined the avenue, and Si-o-Se Pol provided seating for royal spectators at boat races and other events hosted on the river.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Many observers have argued in retrospect that blocking the merger was a mistake.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Still, royal observers have noted that any move to formally alter Andrew’s place in the succession could force officials to revisit legal principles for the first time in nearly 90 years.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Most onlookers were tourists not overly concerned with the real-world drama playing out down the street.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Photos shared by firefighters showed the motorcycle dangling by its front wheel from the traffic signal pole following the crash, and onlookers who spoke with CBC shared their shock at the scene.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Demoustier stars as a penniless young woman called Suzanne working on the ‘Venus Electrificata’ sideshow of a traveling fair meting out electrifying kisses to unsuspecting paying bystanders, while secretly being charged with electricity.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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The footage shows officers carefully opening the bathroom door before the confused bear casually strolls out and heads down the sidewalk to freedom while officers and bystanders scatter out of the way.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Lookers-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lookers-on. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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