outsider

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Is it enough to merit the risk of an untested outsider with more than a few red flags, a talent for attracting bad press, and enough jagged edges to crack a lobster shell?

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

I was aware before I arrived that it had outsider status here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Although he has a degree in political science, Pratt is a political outsider who has never held public office.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

His departure is the latest leadership shakeup after company outsider Meg O'Neill became chief executive in April, with a mission of implementing a recovery plan for the group.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

As an outsider, he learns to see the world more clearly, because he can’t afford the luxuries of assumptions or illusions.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day