sideline
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After setting the tone defensively against the Kings, forwards Ziaire Williams and Matisse Thybulle watched from the sideline Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
This time, it’s with Mendoza, who won last season’s college football national championship with Indiana and now has the luxury of learning Kubiak’s system from the sideline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
And when Riley was asked why Stephens was allowed to stay on the sideline for the second half, the coach responded, incredulously, “‘cause he’s on our football team.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Stephens, who was seen celebrating after the play, was kicked out of the game, but remained on the sideline in the second half.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
By now, Dave Anderson had learned that the Fugees’ coach had been held up en route to the game, and he was curious to see how the team would fare without help from the sideline.
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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Mexico and Argentina committed on the sidelines of a G-20 meeting last week to work to eliminate forced labor from global supply chains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
“Iceland’s contribution is being a base, our actual country. Literally,” Iceland’s Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir told The Wall Street Journal in an interview last month on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
With the U.S. on the sidelines, Saudi Arabia has turned to other nations, including Turkey and Pakistan, with which it recently signed a tripartite, NATO-style mutual defense agreement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Modric was forced to watch from the sidelines as further goals from Saka and Morgan Rogers extended England's advantage before the final whistle.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
“Are you holding the bat high enough, boy?” suggested one of the Ladies’ Sewing Circle from the sidelines.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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Madjo has been sidelined for seven weeks since that game because of injury, but he is close to making a first-team return after appearing in a friendly against Sevilla during the international break.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
So the thigh injury that ruled him out against the Czech Republic was a blow to Scott and England - as well as Bournemouth, who fear he will be sidelined for two months.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
With consumer debt cheap and federal regulators sidelined, debt collection giants are increasingly turning to litigation to secure payouts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Rams star receiver Puka Nacua remains sidelined because of groin soreness and his status for Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos is unclear, coach Sean McVay said Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 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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He then nominated LaNeve for Army vice chief of staff after sidelining the incumbent, Gen. James Mingus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
The ban might help domestic drone makers grow at home by sidelining DJI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 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
From trade deals to cars, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are increasingly joining forces to steer the EU agenda -- risking sidelining French President Emmanuel Macron.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026