secondary role

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Now 38, he has had to settle for a secondary role since Sinner and Alcaraz took control of the men's tour, making the semis at all four majors in 2025 but not going further.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Caroline Carberry KC, for Batool, had earlier said her sentence was too long and did not properly reflect her secondary role.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2025

Iran’s parliament plays a secondary role in governing the country.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

Days before the tragedy, a production manager also scolded Gutierrez-Reed for spending too much time dealing with weapons and not enough on her secondary role as assistant prop master.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

The recent victory of the Maid, a victory in which several of the captains least hostile to her had played a secondary role, inspired them all with secret and bitter envy.

From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Sue, Eug?ne