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As part of the settlement, the Nationals would get their own local TV rights after the 2025 season, rather than having to play second fiddle at MASN behind the Orioles.
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But the weird goat-guy in The Nun II just plays second fiddle to the titular Nun.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The guy can command a screen without having to play second fiddle to an I.P. or prosthetics or a far more famous costar.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Viv never felt like a second fiddle, not at all.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But the weird goat-guy in The Nun II just plays second fiddle to the titular Nun.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The guy can command a screen without having to play second fiddle to an I.P. or prosthetics or a far more famous costar.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Viv never felt like a second fiddle, not at all.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Second fiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20fiddle. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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