sidelined
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As “Bitter Christmas” begins, however, Elsa is sidelined by a debilitating migraine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Those remarks may help him maintain his position, as conciliatory moves from Vance’s interlocutor during talks in Islamabad—parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf—led to Ghalibaf being sidelined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Previously sidelined by the Iran war, the US-led talks are resuming after Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and business partner Steve Witkoff went to both Moscow and Kyiv.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
Minteh's return to fitness is expected to be followed closely by that of Kaoru Mitoma, who has been sidelined since May with a hamstring complaint.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 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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