watchers

plural of watcher
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as in custodians
a person or group that watches over someone or something the inexperienced babysitter turned out to be a well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent watcher of young children

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as in observers
someone who sees or watches something a safari that affords wildlife watchers plenty of opportunities to see Africa's grandest creatures in their natural habitat

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Recent Examples of watchers In recent days, industry watchers have sounded the alarm, warning of a real threat to supply. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024 Sky watchers in the United States, get excited because the chance to spot a spectacular celestial spectacle is upon us! Skyler Caruso, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024 Remember, these polls were of debate watchers only, a small segment of the population. Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024 More debate watchers had a net-negative view of Vance before the debate, but after the debate, slightly more had a favorable view of him than an unfavorable one. Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024 Debate watchers were a bit more Democratic in their party affiliation than voters nationwide. Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024 That's backed up by the CNN poll, which found that a mere 1 percent of debate watchers said the event changed their vote. Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024 Industry watchers predict generative AI could lead to an administrative battle of the bots between doctors and health insurers over care decisions. Katie Jennings, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 While watchers felt the overall tone of the debate was positive, Vance was seen as spending more time attacking Kamala Harris and Tim Walz than explaining his own views. Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Noun
  • By combining various technology solutions—from core banking to custodians, CRM systems to investment platforms and data analytics to compliance software—financial services firms can streamline workflows and ensure seamless data flow across the business.
    Babu Sivadasan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Local 99 members include custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, teacher aides and security aides.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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  • 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
  • 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
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  • Among all programming, Sunday Night Football dominated Premiere Week with 20 million viewers (in Live+Same Day).
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In entertainment programing only, NBC had six of the Top 10 shows in total viewers.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024
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  • Sports such as blind football, para cycling, and wheelchair tennis were popular events for international fans and spectators.
    Mark LaSota, Ph.D., Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Video shows the parachutists, many of them carrying large flags, circling down towards a group of spectators at the Marina Green.
    Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
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  • We not our brother and our sisters’ keepers anymore.
    Rance Collins, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Pesto’s parents, Tango and Hudson, take care of him along with the keepers, who feed him 25 fish a day.
    Reuters, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024

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