bench

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A whopping £124m worth of forwards in Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa also had to make do with places on the bench.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

He had been told that instead of having their catchers call pitches, just as they have for the past 150 years, the Marlins’ coaches would be handling that responsibility from the bench.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

But the prime minister has already been able to shore up his bench with five defectors - four former Conservatives and one member of the left-wing New Democratic Party.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Dugalic came off the bench last season as the Bruins’ sixth player after starting the previous two seasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Coach P. would never let twenty guys sit on the bench.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko