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underdogs

NOUN
unlikely winner in a contest or struggle
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If there was any solace for the Fighting Irish on Saturday night, it’s that they weren’t the only college football blue blood to turn into the shocking victims of underdogs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Charles Lemonides of ValueWorks presented three stocks of underdogs he favors against larger competitors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

And in the other corner, the mighty underdogs: Nathan Fielder and some guy from YouTube.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

The documentary also follows the labour movement's latest underdogs -- riders for delivery apps like GrubHub and DoorDash -- who remain largely invisible.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

And it sure seemed to me that screechers had always been the underdogs in nature’s plan.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate


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