pushover
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It may not be a shoo-in, either; Australia, expected to be a bit of a pushover, defied expectations to beat Turkey in an upset last weekend.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
This showed the Lakers that the Pelicans were not just going to be a pushover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
The new rules also have empowered some of the sport’s longtime pushover programs to gleefully kick sand in the faces of their former bullies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
Mr Xi will be friendly - he knows that China needs the US - but he will also show he is no pushover.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2024
“A Swanburne girl may forgive as she chooses, but she is no pushover, either,” she told herself, and felt rather pleased about it, too.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
The Panthers are no pushovers at home, but the 49ers are getting bodies back and Brock Purdy is settling in again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
“We advise consumers to give insurers the chance to do the right thing but to not be pushovers and realize insurers are for-profit companies and not charitable organizations,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
Blowout of Oilers in season opener and competitive play since shows they’re no longer division pushovers and could hamper Kraken playoff hopes.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
Scotland captain Andy Robertson says visitors Cyprus will be no pushovers as the "toughest group in the whole of the Euro qualifiers" starts on Saturday.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2023
Planetary police are all pushovers and you start to feel you can go on forever if they're your only competition.
From The Misplaced Battleship by John Schoenherr
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