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Wide receiver Quentin Johnston limped to the sideline after attempting a leaping catch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

And local officials who normally update constituents on the sideline of a football game now say they are legally barred from sharing what they know.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Flanagan now advances to a general election matchup against Michele Tafoya, a former professional sports sideline reporter.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026

On the sideline, Pleasant had to learn to impact the game and the players around him without stepping onto the field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

Hill tiptoes against the sideline while stretching his head back to pick up the ball.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Ditcheva is confident her lay-off will not last as long as her previous time on the sidelines.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

If the test fizzled, “the weighty investment in failure would loom quietly from the sidelines as history unfolded around it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

When Kennedy ended up violating those pledges, Cassidy disagreed with him from the sidelines but could do little else.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026

In other words, the housing market is feeling the blow from rising mortgage rates, as buyers have found another reason to wait on the sidelines.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Because of him, she joined the sports club and watched him play football, sitting by the sidelines and holding his bottle of water.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“I take it as a blessing that I can help the team in any way that I can,” Slaughter said about potentially starting at center if Biadasz is sidelined for an extended period of time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Housing starts fell 12.4% in July from the previous month, well below the 6.1% drop economists had expected, as elevated mortgage rates and economic uncertainty kept buyers sidelined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Economists expect annual wage growth of around 3.2%, which should be enough for the RBA to remain sidelined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

A hamstring issue last September sidelined him for seven weeks, while a thigh problem in December kept him out for a further two months.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

If Alexia had been her old self, she would have controlled them, but now that Alexia was sidelined, all the girls got along better.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea

And most significantly, having to report Monday that star closer Edwin Díaz will have surgery to remove “loose bodies” in his right elbow, likely sidelining him for three months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is still the most sizable disruption, “effectively sidelining circa 20% of LNG trade,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 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

With Lewandowski, Trump’s former campaign manager, at her side, she has staged a headline grabbing immigration crackdown while sidelining rivals and dissenters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

“We do not expect these debates to resolve within the course of next year, with looming overhangs potentially sidelining investors in many cases,” Zelnick said in a Jan. 6 research note.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026