sideline
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And local officials who normally update constituents on the sideline of a football game now say they are legally barred from sharing what they know.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Flanagan now advances to a general election matchup against Michele Tafoya, a former professional sports sideline reporter.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
“We remain on the sideline as AMD’s AI efforts play out.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"By year two you could see that development. He made some plays where you were in awe on the sideline."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
He got the block he needed and ran untouched down the left sideline for a touchdown.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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Ditcheva is confident her lay-off will not last as long as her previous time on the sidelines.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Enjoy your retirement with guys on the sidelines, and keep your football legacy alive and well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
If the test fizzled, “the weighty investment in failure would loom quietly from the sidelines as history unfolded around it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
When Kennedy ended up violating those pledges, Cassidy disagreed with him from the sidelines but could do little else.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
They were confident, and on their way to the assigned field they made fun of the competition—decked out with matching gear bags and all those silly-looking parents perched on the sidelines.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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There was the oblique strain in early April that sidelined him for more than a month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
A hamstring issue last September sidelined him for seven weeks, while a thigh problem in December kept him out for a further two months.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Glasnow, on the verge of a rehab assignment, has been sidelined for nearly three months with back spasms, an injury the Dodgers initially hoped wouldn’t even need an IL stint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
He said hundreds of FBI agents were sidelined by the sheriff’s department in the critical, early stages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
According to a study by the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, each year the average jockey is injured three times and spends a total of almost eight weeks sidelined by injuries incurred on the track.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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A blanket freeze risks sidelining Maine from the fastest-growing sector in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is still the most sizable disruption, “effectively sidelining circa 20% of LNG trade,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 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
It has brought fresh infamy to “The Bachelor” and its format of prioritizing fairy-tale romance scenarios inside an isolated bubble while sidelining real-world issues centered on social trends, mental health and cultural shifts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
“We do not expect these debates to resolve within the course of next year, with looming overhangs potentially sidelining investors in many cases,” Zelnick said in a Jan. 6 research note.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026