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spotters

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plural of spotter

as in observers

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Noun

There aren’t any observers there to do the measurement or to collapse the wave function.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
While the result is not in doubt, external observers will be paying close attention to voter turnout and the margin of United Russia’s victory for any signs of public discontent after more than four-and-a-half years of war.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of observers

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Investors and Federal Reserve watchers are now penciling in the first rate hike in three years on Wednesday.

— Matt Stiles, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
Next season, industry watchers should scan beyond the runway galleries and check whether shows have companion resale drops going live the same day, because those tend to sell out inside the first hour.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of watchers

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According to the post, Kentucky State Police Aviation saw smoke in the area, and wardens and search and rescue personnel were able to access the location, near the headwaters of Cave Run Lake, using a boat.

— Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
Game wardens did arrest nine people across Georgia for boating under the influence, the majority of whom were at Lake Lanier.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of wardens

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In humans, traits such as neuroticism and recklessness appear to have some evolutionary basis—emerging perhaps to provide our species with sentries who alerted us to threats, and with explorers who led the way to new food sources.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Finally, unable to stand down the household guard on her own, Alicent confesses her scheme to Helaena, who orders the sentries on the ramparts to hold fire when Rhaenyra flies in on Syrax.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of sentries

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The training keepers this summer — those who traveled and practiced with the USMNT throughout the World Cup but weren’t rostered — were Kochen and Andrew Rick, a 20-year-old Philadelphia Union backup.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
So Wingard amicably parted ways with Godzilla’s keepers in order to reconnect with the types of films that first put him on the map.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

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