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But the company’s chief executive, Brian McNamara, is sidelining aspirations to be a major player in the field right now due to the arrival of blockbuster drugs like Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Its decision to scale back on building, coupled with rising interest rates and the slowing economy, is sidelining other would-be Inland Empire warehouse builders, area real estate brokers and economists told Reuters.

From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2022

The injury knocked him out for the rest of the season and is sidelining him for spring practice, which began last week.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2022

The virus is sidelining school personnel even as 6 million K-12 students are returning to classrooms.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2022

As a 17-year-old female certified soccer referee, I read Petula Dvorak’s Dec. 7 Metro column about the shortage of referees for youth sports, “Parent behavior is sidelining referees,” with dismay but not surprise.

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2021