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Perhaps the thinnest of all SNL skit-to-movie translations — and that really is saying a lot — Ferrell bobs his head a lot and mostly plays second fiddle to Chris Kattan, something that would never, ever happen again.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Even Big Tech earnings and the jobs numbers coming out this week, typically market-moving reports, are likely to play second fiddle to policy developments.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The Vantage has played parts ranging from second fiddle to 911 rival to even, for a moment, being one of the most powerful sports cars on the planet.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025
Sasaki will always be the second fiddle Japanese player in L.A..
Why not the Padres?
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Even Big Tech earnings and the jobs numbers coming out this week, typically market-moving reports, are likely to play second fiddle to policy developments.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The Vantage has played parts ranging from second fiddle to 911 rival to even, for a moment, being one of the most powerful sports cars on the planet.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025
Sasaki will always be the second fiddle Japanese player in L.A..
Why not the Padres?
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Second fiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20fiddle. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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