bench

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The Azzurri even had the luxury of leaving Juventus' world record signing, Roberto Baggio, on the bench.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“I hated it,” she said of watching from the bench.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The company has also amassed a bench of energy sector experts on its staff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

"Throughout all the qualification matches, I was a starter but at the World Cup I was on the bench because of the injury I suffered the day before the Paraguay game. It was very unfortunate."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

I was assigned a seat at a bench near the front and given the job of measuring small glass rods and arranging them in piles according to lengths.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom