sidekick
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Melanie Sykes became the new overarching voice of the show, taking over from Black's trusted sidekick, "Our Graham" Skidmore.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
That same year, Porter Wagoner—known for his flashy suits and towering pompadour—hired her as his sidekick and duet partner for his syndicated show and touring company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Who, then, was the sidekick in that relationship?
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The Mandalorian,” in which Pedro Pascal plays a bounty hunter who works with a sidekick that fans nicknamed “Baby Yoda,” has been the most successful and a big hit in consumer-product sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
He runs off toward the television, with his trusty twin sidekick behind him.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
In “Predator: Badlands,” that involved giving an ugly monster emotional vulnerability and a PG-13 adventure with a couple sidekicks, including a chatty android played by Elle Fanning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
“Superman” is intended to lead off for several upcoming DC movies, including “Supergirl,” starring Milly Alcock, “Clayface,” and “Dynamic Duo” about the Robins — Batman sidekicks Dick Grayson and Jason Todd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
They’re like Boris and Natasha, if Boris and Natasha had gay sidekicks whose equally unsurprising side plot would’ve made a more thorny and altogether insightful critique of contemporary social politics.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2025
Can imperfect sidekicks and second-fiddlers like Camelot’s court jester and Sir Palomides, the Saracen knight, save the realm when Arthur reveals himself as all too mortal?
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
I think were the only people here who didn’t bring our sidekicks.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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