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grandstand
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grandstand
1. 
a. a terraced block of seats, usually under a roof, commanding the best view at racecourses, football pitches, etc.
b. (as modifier): grandstand tickets
2. the spectators in a grandstand


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Whereas Blomstedt offered a meek podium presence but unleashed great musical storms, especially in the Schubert, Nott is something of a podium grandstander capable of enviable delicacy in his musical expression, as his lithe and charm-filled account of the ``Little C major'' Symphony eloquently demonstrated.
Though Mayor James called him "a grandstander," Booker proved to be that and more when he announced his support for school vouchers in 2001.
Locals on the scene wondered aloud if vonKleist was one of those who had been sent in there as an agent provocateur to discredit them, or if he was merely a grandstander boosting his own ego.
 
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