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underdogs

NOUN
unlikely winner in a contest or struggle
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One apparent bias: Betting markets tend to overrate underdogs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

"I think naturally we are definite underdogs," Boulter, the current world number 54, told BBC Sport.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 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

Jewish people have been the underdogs so often that they understand what it’s like to be an underdog.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman



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