bit player
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Sauerkraut has long been a bit player in the American diet, topping the occasional hot dog or Reuben sandwich.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
Rolls-Royce is a bit player in a market that has powerful and successful leaders, and that rival Pratt and Witney lost $8bn trying and failing to break into.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2025
But South Africa’s leader was nothing more than a bit player in this tableau, while the white Afrikaners under supposed threat of extermination didn’t even get speaking parts.
From Salon ● May 25, 2025
And without her talent and love, Bono would have likely remained a bit player on the fringes of the entertainment industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024
He could have been a bit player on a Saturday morning children’s show.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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