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Recent Examples of sidetrack
Injuries have sidetracked Bogaerts with the Padres.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Summary: The Power Of A Team OS In today’s volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environment, teams are easily sidetracked by shifting priorities and internal politics.
—Ricky Muddimer, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
However, Caldwell’s investigation is sidetracked when a journalist seeks her assistance in exposing the scandals of those she’s gotten close to.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
For Macdonald, the hiring was the culmination of a years-long journey that was nearly sidetracked multiple times.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Summary: The Power Of A Team OS In today’s volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environment, teams are easily sidetracked by shifting priorities and internal politics.
—Ricky Muddimer, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
However, Caldwell’s investigation is sidetracked when a journalist seeks her assistance in exposing the scandals of those she’s gotten close to.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
For Macdonald, the hiring was the culmination of a years-long journey that was nearly sidetracked multiple times.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidetrack
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To cover its tracks, the social media company allegedly deviated from usual practices and attempted to conceal the torrenting by using Amazon Web Services.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
12 Mar. 2025
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Between the lines: The company hasn't deviated from its pledge to go net-zero by 2050, Coben says.—
Alan Neuhauser,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
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On Saturday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: A government shutdown has been averted.—
Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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That would-be crisis was averted, but the scare added to a history of flooding disasters that have plagued those communities.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Mar. 2025
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However, with the AI and crypto booms diverting attention and resources to cutting-edge domains, CRUD businesses have become less common.—
Mohan Kumar,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Article 23 is very explicit in outlining that a High Contracting Party, such as Israel, shall allow the free passage of humanitarian supplies, but that is if, and only if, there are no serious reasons to believe these supplies are being diverted from their destination or used for military purposes.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Middle East crisis — explained The report sparked a retort from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has deflected personal responsibility in the security failure.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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Now Moore is proactively blaming President Donald Trump, grasping at straws to deflect the blame.—
John Teichert,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2025
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Trump has argued the executive branch has leeway to cut or redirect spending to save money or make government more efficient.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
15 Mar. 2025
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Work crews began tearing up surface pavement and redirecting traffic in late February; Fort Worth expects the construction to last until next spring.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2025
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Re-signing two of their own free agents, defensive tackle Kevin Givens and running back Patrick Taylor Jr., to one-year deals didn’t move the enthusiasm needle much, either.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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In each of the past two seasons, the Patriots have moved Onwenu from guard to tackle to stem the bleeding in pass protection.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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Sanchez swerved onto the freeway shoulder and hit Cortez, prosecutors said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Mar. 2025
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The problem with swerving was that there were nearby pedestrians that would be endangered.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The United States has shifted its approach on the war since the return of Trump to the White House.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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The increase came as border-crossing routes shifted away from Arizona to California last winter and spring, with San Diego County becoming the busiest gateway for undocumented immigrants crossing between ports of entry.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Sidetrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidetrack. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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