as in spectators
someone who sees or watches something
observers of the boxing match seemed to be divided as to who won
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Optimal viewing locations include cruise ships in the fjords of Greenland, the west coast of Iceland, the plains of Spain north of Madrid, and the west coast of Majorca, where observers will see a dramatic totality just prior to sunset.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Other observers are less confident.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
But observers say Moscow’s increasing reliance on China – its most important diplomatic and economic partner – in the wake of its war on Ukraine may be changing that calculus.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
The traditional method of calculating eclipses, invented 200 years ago, assumes that all observers are at sea level on Earth, that the moon is a smooth sphere and that the size of the sun remains constant.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Elevated Risk Premiums Unlikely To Hold If these real-time geopolitical developments were clouding the market a decade ago, most observers would factor in a double-digit near-term uptick in oil prices.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Other observers are less confident.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
But observers say Moscow’s increasing reliance on China – its most important diplomatic and economic partner – in the wake of its war on Ukraine may be changing that calculus.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
The traditional method of calculating eclipses, invented 200 years ago, assumes that all observers are at sea level on Earth, that the moon is a smooth sphere and that the size of the sun remains constant.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Elevated Risk Premiums Unlikely To Hold If these real-time geopolitical developments were clouding the market a decade ago, most observers would factor in a double-digit near-term uptick in oil prices.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Observers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/observers. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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