sideline
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The reason was right there on the Philadelphia sideline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
That person must film the entire game, whether from the press box or the sideline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Last year, at his wife’s urging, the Fort Worth realtor launched a sideline to pass on what he learned to other parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
After jawing with Oregon players, the junior linebacker was seen taunting the Oregon sideline and celebrating on his way back to USC’s side of the field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Winchell took a quick drop back and hit Hill on the sideline.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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They make some of their own weapons, and hew to domestic priorities that, until the summer, kept them on the sidelines of the war between the U.S. and Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Archer's return means the 50-over squad is close to full strength, bar the absence of wicketkeeper Jos Buttler who is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines following hamstring surgery.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
“It kind of makes intuitive sense. If you are an investor and on the sidelines, you are watching the market get away from you,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
The week will also see several key meetings on the sidelines, including of G20 finance ministers, where spiking bond yields will be high on the agenda.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
The coach nods from the sidelines, clapping slowly.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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The British number five reached the third round at the Beijing Open earlier this month in her first WTA tournament for six months, having been sidelined with a stress fracture in her back.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
After the Reggie titles in ‘77 and ‘78, the franchise didn’t win another Series until Admiral Huffenpuff was sidelined with a suspension and patient GM Stick Michael cultivated a young roster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Lakers star Luka Doncic puts on a show with Walker Kessler and Austin Reaves sidelined by injury in a 127-103 preseason win over the Sacramento Kings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
He left Baidu for Google, and later left OpenAI as well over strategy, believing AI safety there had been sidelined.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
If Alexia had been her old self, she would have controlled them, but now that Alexia was sidelined, all the girls got along better.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
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So much can go wrong if he’s pitching, and any pitching injury could have the double whammy of sidelining him as a hitter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 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
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
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
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