back burner
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In recent years, the company has put driver-operated cars on the back burner in favor of advancing autonomous vehicles and robotics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Relations were ultimately restored with Turkish mediation and the deal with Somaliland seemingly put on the back burner.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Tesla has also put the Semi’s self-driving software on the back burner as it focuses on the newly deployed Cybercab and its other vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The film tries to make a tongue-in-cheek commentary about how the “Scream” reboot pushed Neve Campbell to the back burner and focused on a new group of teenagers.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Mama Ya-Ya gets up, and picks up the pot of scalded milk from the stove’s back burner.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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