sideline
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Before a first down play from the Cleveland 20-yard line, Rodgers could be seen staring at the Pittsburgh sideline with his arms spread out, apparently waiting to receive the play from McCarthy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
This time, it’s with Mendoza, who won last season’s college football national championship with Indiana and now has the luxury of learning Kubiak’s system from the sideline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
It was that Stephens celebrated his late tackle in the immediate aftermath, raising his arms to the home crowd before trading high-fives and smiles with teammates on the sideline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Riley didn’t catch his player taunting the Oregon sideline as the Ducks watched their teammate lay prone at the USC 12-yard line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
I move right up to the sideline of the dance floor and stand where I’m sure she’ll see me.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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Though the company’s longer-term artificial-intelligence factory project remains on track, she remains on the sidelines pending greater visibility into AI data-center demand and return profiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
He spoke on the sidelines of the two-day G20 trade ministers' gathering in Milwaukee, after meeting with Greer.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
I interviewed Beshear last week on the sidelines of Bourbon & Beyond, the music festival held annually in Louisville, Kentucky.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
His comments mirror remarks made on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, where he stated that he had called to "not send out the diesel."
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
During every game, he stood by himself on the sidelines because Carlos would not let him play.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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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
He was sidelined for nearly five months, undergoing specialist cardiac monitoring, before returning to play.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Rogers eventually moved up front with fellow striker Emmanuel Emegha sidelined through injury and still waiting to make his Chelsea debut.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
A calf strain had kept Jung sidelined since July 21 and Eovaldi had been out since Aug. 7 with elbow inflammation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Had she had so much passion, so much energy, for him that she’d sidelined the main thing in her life, the one thing she wanted more than anything else?
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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The ban might help domestic drone makers grow at home by sidelining DJI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 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
It has brought fresh infamy to “The Bachelor” and its format of prioritizing fairy-tale romance scenarios inside an isolated bubble while sidelining real-world issues centered on social trends, mental health and cultural shifts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
She has aimed to burnish her personal stardom at every turn, staging aggressive crackdowns and sidelining officials who suggested a more cautious approach.
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