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The investigation and trial ultimately play second fiddle.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
But 2024 played second fiddle to 2020, failing to beat that year’s record of the most days at or above 100 degrees at 145.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
In great power competition, foreign policy can often play second fiddle to domestic policy.
—Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
Everyone plays second fiddle to Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone.
—Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
But 2024 played second fiddle to 2020, failing to beat that year’s record of the most days at or above 100 degrees at 145.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
In great power competition, foreign policy can often play second fiddle to domestic policy.
—Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
Everyone plays second fiddle to Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone.
—Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Second fiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20fiddle. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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