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sideline

[sahyd-lahyn] / ˈsaɪdˌlaɪn /


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Palos Verdes was in command from the start Friday, On the first play from scrimmage, Rakowski threw a sideline pass to Jackson Reese, who faked out a defender and raced 53 yards for a touchdown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

The situation hasn’t changed with the dismissal of head coach John Harbaugh and the arrival of Minter and a whole new set of sideline brains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Anthony Vernon started the Valencia comeback in earnest on the second-half kickoff, fielding a squib kick near the sideline and weaving 62 yards to the end zone to give the Vikings the lead for good.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The quarterback on the opposite sideline Sunday can sympathize with those postseason frustrations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Fornatee shouted at the referee in protest and drew a yellow card, to cheers from the Phoenix sideline.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

Until then, many could prefer to wait on the sidelines for greater certainty on yields, the dollar and risk sentiment before committing fresh capital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Ocon now faces a year on the sidelines, with the aim of finding a berth as a reserve driver, as he seeks to rebuild his career.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

"The situation in the DRC, the political situation, the security situation, is mainly a Congolese issue," Nduhungirehe told AFP on the sidelines of a Russia-Africa summit in Moscow before the US sanctions were imposed.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

“It’s really important for actors to get off the sidelines ... and say, no, actually it’s not.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Looking to the sidelines, he saw his father keeping step with him, following him down the court in front of the first row of spectators.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

What Musk once described as Tesla’s “best ever” product will now be sidelined in favor of a focus on autonomous vehicles.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

James’s two previous biographers sidelined his fiction in favor of his scholarly work and leadership positions at Cambridge University and Eton College.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Adams was initially projected to be sidelined for six to 10 weeks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

"Despite the study's adherence to its mandate, its findings were sidelined."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

But Robinson would not be sidelined, and de Bums took the next five.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

His campaign erected billboards denouncing discrimination against the Sephardim, and his party accused Netanyahu of sidelining Sephardic members of Likud by limiting their media appearances during the campaign.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

So much can go wrong if he’s pitching, and any pitching injury could have the double whammy of sidelining him as a hitter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

The author is respectfully aware of this literature, but he tries to make a virtue out of sidelining the scientific evidence in favor of the written testimony.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

He then nominated LaNeve for Army vice chief of staff after sidelining the incumbent, Gen. James Mingus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

And while previous TV adaptations root into the emotional interiority of their male characters while sidelining female desire, “The Forsytes” places more narrative purpose in the hands of its women.

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026


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