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Recent Examples of observer Within a day on either side of the maximum, about 5 to 10 Lyrids can usually be seen each hour by a single observer under good skies. —
Joe Rao, Space.com, 19 Apr. 2026 His comments echoed a view by many outside observers that North Korea has taken steps to expand its main Yongbyon nuclear complex and build additional uranium-enrichment sites in recent years. —ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 To observers, the tour – and the couple’s status – was hard to define. —Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026 The Bruins may be the underdog in their upcoming series against the Buffalo Sabres, but most observers give them at least a puncher’s chance. —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for observer
Joe Rao, Space.com, 19 Apr. 2026 His comments echoed a view by many outside observers that North Korea has taken steps to expand its main Yongbyon nuclear complex and build additional uranium-enrichment sites in recent years. —ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 To observers, the tour – and the couple’s status – was hard to define. —Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026 The Bruins may be the underdog in their upcoming series against the Buffalo Sabres, but most observers give them at least a puncher’s chance. —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for observer
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Admission is free for spectators.— Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Motorsports sanctioning bodies and manufacturers continually work to improve safety measures, to better protect competitors, spectators, track personnel and others every time racers strap on their helmets, buckle their safety belts, take to the track and compete.— Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
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The long-running series is enjoying its latest act on Netflix after previously airing on Fox and USA, tantalizing viewers by thrusting four couples due for a reckoning into an exotic locale overflowing with sultry singles whose only goal is to flirt.— Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
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Their lack leaves us too much time to grow weary of Tara — whose unraveling under pressure is understandable, yet has an effect on the viewer more exhausting than empathy-inducing.— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
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