sideline
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JJ Watt, a three-time NFL defensive player of the year, will work alongside Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson on CBS’ lead broadcast team during Romo’s absence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The disputes could upend efforts to sideline the militant group in Gaza.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Watt, a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, will work alongside Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson as CBS’ lead team during Romo’s absence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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
I remember one night, I nearly quit because I had hit the numbers for ten cents—the first time I had ever hit—on one of the sideline bets that I’d made in the drugstore.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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When Kennedy ended up violating those pledges, Cassidy disagreed with him from the sidelines but could do little else.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Salzburg’s future is anyone’s guess, but even with Hinterhäuser on the sidelines, this summer is still his festival, meaningful as ever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In other words, the housing market is feeling the blow from rising mortgage rates, as buyers have found another reason to wait on the sidelines.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Until then, the bank remains on the sidelines, retains its hold rating and lowers its stock target price to 40 pence from 45 pence, reflecting higher cash-interest costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Then Carmetta uses Coach West as a crutch and hobbles over to the sidelines.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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He appears to have fully recovered from the elbow procedure that kept him sidelined for six weeks earlier this season, having posted a 1.95 ERA in his last six outings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The AFC also criticised Fifa for leaving "confederations, member associations and even Fifa's own governing bodies, including the Fifa Council, feeling sidelined."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Last season, with Stafford sidelined throughout camp because of a back issue, Bennett took second-team reps behind Garoppolo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Debbie is a politician’s wife who sidelined her career aspirations to support his ambition to be Prime Minister.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Only a few weeks after the Time cover story, however, the locomotive of adoration was sidelined by a more substantial critique.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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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
But the company’s chief executive, Brian McNamara, is sidelining aspirations to be a major player in the field right now due to the arrival of blockbuster drugs like Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 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
Until recently, Zhang's abrupt sidelining was largely unexpected, due to his long military tenure and perceived closeness with Xi.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
Other immigration experts, however, question the significance of sidelining Bovino.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026