sidelines
Britishplural noun
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sport the area immediately outside the playing area, where substitute players sit
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the peripheral areas of any region, organization, etc
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“It’s really important for actors to get off the sidelines ... and say, no, actually it’s not.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The "situation is tense and there's a bit of a stalemate", ambassador Roelf Meyer told AFP on the sidelines of an event to launch his memoir.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
The German just needs the numbers to improve on his end and Liverpool will hope that he isn’t set for a spell on the sidelines after he was substituted in the second half.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
“Sitting on the sidelines gives you fewer choices, and often suboptimal choices.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Tough Will spent most of his games sitting on the sidelines eating orange slices.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
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