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spotters

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plural of spotter

as in observers

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Hegseth has justified those removals in the vaguest of terms, which has convinced most observers that the real reason amounts to little more than because these officers followed the lawful orders of the previous administration.

— Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026
At the peak of the Taurid meteor shower, observers in areas with little light pollution can typically expect to see a modest 10 to 15 meteors per hour, Thompson said.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

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For now, Naples real estate watchers are left guessing what the buyer has in store.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026
There were a thousand or so election watchers dispatched to polling places by the Department of Justice – these are unprecedented numbers.

— John E. Jones III, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

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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

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Some of them have panoramic views of white windmills, which dot the coastline of the Taiwan Strait like slender sentries.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
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

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