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Recent Examples of sidetrack
The Atlanta Braves are reportedly signing journeyman Garrett Cooper, a former All-Star whose career has been sidetracked by injuries.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Some proposals and promises made during the presidential campaign will likely be sidetracked, but others will get consideration, including the provisions set to expire under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Only an especially long and cold winter could sidetrack the $44 million project, officials said, because laying asphalt is more difficult in the cold.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
The investments and projects envisioned for 2025-2029 sidetracked by Stewart-Cousins and Heastie total $68.4 billion.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Some proposals and promises made during the presidential campaign will likely be sidetracked, but others will get consideration, including the provisions set to expire under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Only an especially long and cold winter could sidetrack the $44 million project, officials said, because laying asphalt is more difficult in the cold.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
The investments and projects envisioned for 2025-2029 sidetracked by Stewart-Cousins and Heastie total $68.4 billion.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidetrack
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But staying focused on your long-term goals and strategy always outperforms quick, short-term wins that might deviate from your vision.—
Christoffer Bouet,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Even before her tweets resurfaced, the Emilia Pérez star had begun deviating from the film’s standard promotional press campaign by chiding Torres’s social-media strategy.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2025
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However, a multimillion-dollar ballot battle was averted in 2023 with compromise legislation.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article State lawmakers will again juggle a pair of competing bills aimed at boosting protections for homebuyers or spurring more condo construction — while trying to avert the impasses that killed the parallel efforts last year.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
20 Feb. 2025
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Rather than addressing these critical security threats, the Pakistani military’s resources have been diverted to a campaign of vengeance against political opponents such as PTI.—
Imran Khan,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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The money has to come from somewhere — most of the time, it’s diverted from its emerging markets competitor India.—
Seema Mody,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Stones did his usual long barrier, and Odegaard’s shot deflected off his thigh and into the net.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Intelligent, effective opposition turns not on regarding every move Trump makes as evil and autocratic, meaning that he must be stopped by any means necessary, but on sorting out which of his goals are popular and make sense, and which need to be modified, deflected or blocked.—
Clive Crook,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered military officials to find $50 billion in budget cuts for fiscal year 2026 to be redirected to align with President Trump's priorities for the department, the Pentagon said Wednesday.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
20 Feb. 2025
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Also on Wednesday, multiple officials confirmed to ABC News that a memo had been sent by Hegseth to DOD offices and agencies ordering that 8% of the budget for fiscal year 2026 and the four years that follow be redirected for the president's priorities.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Many view these teams as a potential pair if the Browns were to move Garrett after his trade request.—
Colton Pouncy,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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However, researchers who study ancient Earth were previously uncertain whether Neoproterozoic glaciers moved at all, let alone enough to erode the ground beneath them and transfer minerals into the sea.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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According to the police, the pickup truck swerved because its driver was having a cardiac arrest.—
Joseph O’Neill,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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The driver didn’t stop for another Garden City police vehicle and swerved around that officer’s car, losing control of their vehicle and crashing into a fence on the corner of East 44th and Adams streets, according to the release.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2025
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Industrialists need storytellers to bring their ideas into the public consciousness, to shift perceptions and gain the backing that turns innovation into reality.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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That is a lightning rod for the conversation to shift the narrative in hair care, which is a mission of ours.—
James Manso,
WWD,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Sidetrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidetrack. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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