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
Certain plot points are overexplained; others are left to fall by the wayside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 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
In the scramble toward the peak many fall by the wayside; others deceive themselves by imagining they have attained the apex when they are far from it.
From Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
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