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But Vrabel balancing those two things may prove challenging because, as NFL observers are noting, he's tried balancing acts in the past.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026 -
For some observers, the lesson from Hungary is that Netanyahu’s opponents should look to his own camp for a candidate to unseat him.—
Deborah Danan,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Five women were injured overnight Sunday in a shooting near Indiana University following its annual Little 500 races which brings about alums and large crowds of spectators.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Participants controlled their robots during the games and events, while spectators watched from the stands and high school robotics teams clustered near the walls, completing repairs or putting finishing touches on their entries.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Nobody else at or near the scene, including the two friends the girl was with, plus bystanders who witnessed the gunman flee, pointed the finger at Ruiz.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer Moriarty said officers grabbed her by the neck, shoved her in a vehicle, and then got angry at other bystanders.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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And later, the inquisitive head of a couple of snappers (don’t point too close) draws multiple onlookers on the boardwalk, which is sometimes eerily deserted but sometimes requires single-file trekking.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Additional footage shows teens running through the streets as onlookers watch from inside a restaurant.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Nonparticipants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonparticipants. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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