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sidelines

/ ˈɪˌɪԳ /

plural noun

  1. sport the area immediately outside the playing area, where substitute players sit
  2. the peripheral areas of any region, organization, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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But those are the whitewashed versions — Hollywood’s curated fantasy that sidelines the truth.

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Additional spectators watched along the sidelines in hopes of glimpsing the series’ stars.

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Health and Human Services chief Xavier Becerra, two other top Democrats running for governor, also called out politicians for sitting on the sidelines.

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Barkley told Evans that Bradley Cooper is a “diehard” Eagles fan and is always on the sidelines at games.

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There was no NFL team in Los Angeles at the time, and Carroll’s sidelines were always a who’s who of the entertainment industry.

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