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Recent Examples of bystander
The crux of the lawsuit is a very simple point: these companies are not simply bystanders to this radicalization.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague accuse the 80-year-old political patriarch of carrying out a brutal war on drugs that killed possibly thousands of people, including many innocents and bystanders.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
At the pyramid’s base is the brand’s Stand Up Against Street Harassment program, which trains women and men in bystander intervention.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
Still, parents said, that hasn’t stopped occasional racist comments from bystanders and other swimmers at meets.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague accuse the 80-year-old political patriarch of carrying out a brutal war on drugs that killed possibly thousands of people, including many innocents and bystanders.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
At the pyramid’s base is the brand’s Stand Up Against Street Harassment program, which trains women and men in bystander intervention.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
Still, parents said, that hasn’t stopped occasional racist comments from bystanders and other swimmers at meets.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bystander
Noun
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Any serious observer of foreign policy knows that the U.S. intelligence community is renowned for its research and documentation of genocide.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
27 May 2025
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Li, had helped build a major data infrastructure and processing system for Wachovia, then one of America's largest banks, and had been a keen observer of startups like WeChat and Alibaba that had transformed payments and banking in his native China.—
Stephen Pastis,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The venue can accommodate 140,000-plus spectators, so a race at Bristol that is only one-third full will still outdraw a sellout at North Wilkesboro, where the max capacity is somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The capacity crowd includes spectators from 43 states and nine foreign countries, including the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Like in the video game, viewers don’t see Ellie kill Nora in the HBO series.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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But as eagle-eyed viewers might notice, the sandwich only has lettuce and tomato in the live-action movie.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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“Bystander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bystander. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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