secondary role

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Djokovic has had to settle for a secondary role since Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz took control of the men's tour.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

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

And while a species commonly known as "the rat flea" has been fingered as the main culprit in plague outbreaks, a species known as "the human flea" may play a secondary role.

From Science Daily • May 1, 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

England, which before this time had played but a secondary role as a commercial power, rose fast to prominence after her successful struggle with the Dutch.

From The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses by Larrabee, William