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wayside

[way-sahyd] / ˈweɪˌsaɪd /
ADJECTIVE
roadside
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That doesn’t mean that it might not see a reissue along with some of the bonus tracks that got left by the wayside in those days, but right now I’m really moving into the future.”

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

Hope for a political settlement to the war has fallen by the wayside, though mediators have attempted to bring both sides back to the negotiating table.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

The hard work and sweat-on-the-brow mentality has gone by the wayside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

He had forgotten about it all and, as Covid hit in 2020 when he went to university, the freemanship "fell by the wayside slightly as life got in the way".

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

They went toward the Oxford Road, then turned westward through Holborn, stopping a moment to pray at each wayside cross, just as if they had been on a pilgrimage.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli



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