bystander
a person present but not involved; chance spectator; onlooker.
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We set it up this way because we wanted to be careful not to profit from it or draw unknowing bystanders into our experiment.
This tool lets you confuse Google’s ad network, and a test shows it works | Konstantin Kakaes | January 6, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewWhile the shooters fled the scene, bystanders brought the journalist to a local hospital, and he died the next morning.
Journalists faced new threats in 2020. These 10 and countless others deserve justice | lbelanger225 | January 4, 2021 | FortunePlus, bystanders can judge facts only — and he doesn’t have a complete set of the ones governing the video fail, so his putting it all on you is automatically unfounded.
Carolyn Hax: Mom married a jerk, but never let it be said that she raised one | Carolyn Hax | November 29, 2020 | Washington PostA bystander was shot early Sunday in Baileys Crossroads after getting caught in the crossfire of an altercation between people in two vehicles, Fairfax County police said.
Bystander caught in crossfire and wounded in Baileys Crossroads early Sunday | Meagan Flynn | November 8, 2020 | Washington PostMy colleagues don’t want to discuss the fact that someone might have said a sly comment that everyone heard, but they’re all complicit bystanders.
‘It’s all been plan, plan, plan mode:’ Agencies have big ideas for greater diversity, but more action is needed | Seb Joseph | September 15, 2020 | Digiday
According to police, Frias got into a disagreement with a bystander at the scene.
Texas Gun Slingers Police the Police—With a Black Panthers Tactic | Brandy Zadrozny | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWahlberg fled from the scene and approached a bystander, Hoa Trinh, also Vietnamese.
Mark Wahlberg’s Pardon Plea: A Look Back At His Troubling, Violent, and Racist Rap Sheet | Marlow Stern | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTVideo of the horrific episode was captured by a bystander, Ramsey Orta, who then sold it to the New York Daily News.
Before Eric Garner, There Was Michael Stewart: The Tragic Story of the Real-Life Radio Raheem | Marlow Stern | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA video of the confrontation shot by a bystander shows Garner surrounded by a group of police officers.
After No Indictment for Eric Garner Killer, Is NYC the Next Ferguson? | Jacob Siegel | December 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA curious bystander wanted to start a conversation with Abdullah.
"The innocent bystander usually gets shot in the leg," the boss ripped out, with the brittlest kind of humor.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeBut looking down on Bland's cabin, he reflected that his irritation was rooted in the fact that he did not want to be a bystander.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. SinclairA bystander inquires what has become of the nose of the bust?
Art in England | Dutton CookI asked a bystander where they were going and what was to be done to them, for I did not know at the time that I was near Tyburn.
Hurricane Hurry | W.H.G. Kingston"I did not believe that anything could shake Darcy's nerve, but he certainly played that game ill," said a bystander.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) | Charles James Lever
British Dictionary definitions for bystander
/ (ˈbaɪˌstændə) /
a person present but not involved; onlooker; spectator
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