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One such plenum took place during Mao Zedong’s 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution, while another occurred in the early post-Mao years, when the party was sidelining Maoist ideologues and reorienting itself toward economic development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Monserrat Lopez, a data analyst at Impunidad Cero, told reporters a trend of militarization was sidelining civilian institutions responsible for investigating murder and femicide.

From Reuters • Dec. 2, 2022

And following the bad start against the Rays, Skaggs told Hamill that then-Angels general manager Billy Eppler had informed him that the team was sidelining him.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2022

Last week, the same day as Mr. Petersen’s hearing, the White House told Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley it was sidelining two other nominees for federal district posts.

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2017

In explaining why he was sidelining Zuccarello, who skated for only 7:34 in Game 1, Tortorella seemed to question the 5-foot-7 Norwegian’s future.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2011