sideshow

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When Leath was charged with the murders of her two husbands a decade later, the confrontation with Walker made news again, but amounted to a baffling and salacious sideshow, its significance unclear.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

But all anyone inside the arena seemed to be talking about was the sideshow between a pair of legendary coaches—and a potential changing of the guard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Some analysts say the vote is a sideshow.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

Graham and Van der Merwe's continuing battle to end their respective careers as Scotland's all-time top try scorer is another entertaining sideshow.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

Even the mystery of the silver doe, which the other two insisted on discussing, seemed less important to Harry now, a vaguely interesting sideshow.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling