supporting role
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One is Bruch’s decision to cast the harp in a supporting role.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Mitte, who, like his character Walter “Flynn” White Jr., had cerebral palsy, played an integral supporting role on the AMC series, which premiered in 2008 and lasted five seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Park Won-gon, a professor at Ewha Womans University, said Seoul could still play "a constructive supporting role" if US-North Korea talks resume.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The next morning, Feb. 5, the FBI announced it had moved from a supporting role to a partner in the investigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
I like how he accepts the supporting role and doesn’t try to desi-mansplain things to me.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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