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sideline

[sahyd-lahyn] / ˈsaɪdˌlaɪn /


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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

Then St. John Bosco picked up 15-yard penalty for sideline interference; a 15-yard penalty for taunting; a 15-yard penalty for face mask that nullifed a recovered fumble.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Rezaei’s role as a key interlocutor could sideline other Iranian figures such as Araghchi or Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of parliament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

He looks terrified on the sideline of every game, calling atrocious plays, and thinking the only way to win is for Matt Stafford to pass for 700-plus yards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Hill took the hand-off from Winchell on an apparent reverse, then stopped and looked to the far sideline to throw.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Agents and mortgage brokers report that buyers have fled to the sidelines fearing high monthly payments, while some buyers now can’t even qualify for the mortgage they were targeting.

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

You can’t imagine what it’s like to have to stand on the sidelines and see how lonely he is, without being able to do anything.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

But experts say the unrest reflects a broader sense among many young Europeans that they have been shut out of politics and sidelined.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Haines has also helped to secure funds for housebuilding, railway improvements and health infrastructure in her region, which she argues has long been sidelined by policies favouring cities.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Coach Sean McVay said Monday that Adams would be sidelined six to 10 weeks and that Ford is out for the season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

There wasn’t a class that day that wasn’t sidelined by the morning’s announcement.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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

This means the brand can’t raise prices too high for risk of sidelining middle-class shoppers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

And most significantly, having to report Monday that star closer Edwin Díaz will have surgery to remove “loose bodies” in his right elbow, likely sidelining him for three months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 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

With Lewandowski, Trump’s former campaign manager, at her side, she has staged a headline grabbing immigration crackdown while sidelining rivals and dissenters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026


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