supporting role

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Mariantonietta says the potential goes beyond a single treatment approach: "Targeting senescence is a huge opportunity for cancer treatments, and ultimately it can play a supporting role in addition to chemotherapy and immunotherapy."

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Suddenly, it’s a nut dessert with a brownie supporting role.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

Currently, the youngest winner is Kate Winslet, who was 20 when she won for female actor in a supporting role for “Sense and Sensibility” in 1996.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

The picture is a little cloudier for actors in a supporting role, said Feinberg, with both male and female categories up for grabs.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 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