somewhere along the line
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Dahlia Lithwick: In a country that historically did beheadings, hangings, all sorts of objectively gross executions, the decision was made somewhere along the line to medicalize executions, to make it look like dental surgery.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Melandri, too, thinks Antonelli driving the red car could happen somewhere along the line.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Taking a step back and looking at initial public offerings and public equity markets versus privates, I think it’s fair to say that somewhere along the line, we’ve lost our way.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
But the person who came up with that ad campaign or approved it, somewhere along the line, there was a human being behind that.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
She’d given me the roses to give to Mamá and I had failed to deliver them in time, because somewhere along the line they had lost their magic.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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