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The phrase "as one observer put it" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to attribute a statement or opinion to a specific observer or commentator, often to lend credibility to the point being made.
Example: "The situation is more complex than it appears, as one observer put it, highlighting the various factors at play."
Alternatives: "as noted by one commentator" or "as stated by an observer".
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He is seen as being on the right of the party – as one observer put it: "more of an economic Liberal than a social Liberal".
As one observer put it, they do not appoint collaborators with spies to the Privy Council.
The Senate was, as one observer put it, 'the South's unending revenge upon the North for Gettysburg'.
At times, he can come across as "too detached", as one observer put it; precise but restrained.
As one observer put it: "They want to make sure all parties are happy when they reach an end point".
A "deluge of wonders," as one observer put it, many from the brain of Thomas Alva Edison, were about to transform society.
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Ofcom's basis for such low expectations is a raft of restrictions and in particular a ban on products high in fat, salt and sugar – or as one observer puts it "beer, Coke and crisps" – which provide buckets of product placement money in overseas markets.
As one observer puts it: "He has been cleverer than the City".
As one observer puts it: "The liberal left like to think that he belongs to them and the liberal right think that he's one of theirs".
There is no longer a club in the north as its members have been crushed by "a canny and aggressive operator", as one observer puts it.
As one observer puts it, "efficiencies are the goal; competition is the process". By this logic, Google's approach to the mobile stack is efficiency enhancing whereby consumers benefit.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com