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supporting player



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It’s stepped in as a supporting player in main-course recipes, too, featuring duck, chicken, pork or venison.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025

After all, audiences first met Agatha as a supporting player in Wanda’s own grief-stricken trek through TV history.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2024

While best known for scene-stealing appearances as a supporting player, Mr. Norman was always more than a character actor.

From New York Times ● May 25, 2024

And Ohtani is not simply a supporting player.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2023

They were stacked with talent—big, tough players, like Jason Zundel and Dallas Miller, and they had in Reggie a tenacious defender and supporting player.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel


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