sidekick
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As M.M. evolves from sidekick to central character, he also begins to behave more like Butcher, forcing him to wrestle with the erosion of his idealistic principles.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
“The Mandalorian,” in which Pedro Pascal plays a bounty hunter who works with a sidekick that fans nicknamed “Baby Yoda,” has been the most successful and a big hit in consumer-product sales.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Several of Sherlock’s famous lines from the novels are actually spoken first by Moriarty, who repeatedly emphasizes that he is not a sidekick but an equal.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
“The advent of consumer AI platforms is a chance to put an expert-level sidekick on your computer or phone, 24/7,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
Telling myself she was the coolest girl in school and how proud I was to be her sidekick.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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