fall by the wayside
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Some big names did fall by the wayside, with Italian champions Napoli being bundled out along with three former champions in Marseille, PSV Eindhoven and Ajax.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Reem said that policy changes that removed support for green tech would likely mean certain investments such as green steel and green hydrogen would fall by the wayside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
“Sometimes you end up trying too hard, and things sort of fall by the wayside or get eaten up by the try-hardness of it all,” Harjo said.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2025
With a Scottish election due in 2026, bills that don't complete their parliamentary journey in that timeframe will fall by the wayside.
From BBC ● May 19, 2025
But there are boulders in the road which do not belong there, boulders which cause hundreds of the pilgrims who are lame or blind or burdened, to fall by the wayside and perish.
From The Heart of the New Thought by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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