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underdogs

NOUN
unlikely winner in a contest or struggle
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A recommitment to the outcasts, the overlooked, the underdogs of society.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

And on this point, the Norwegians are willing to concede that they are underdogs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

To understand why some underdogs have done well, it makes sense to analyse where others have, in contrast, been exploited.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

The hydration break arrived and it wasn't liquid that the underdogs needed, it was oxygen, smelling salts, large brandies.

From BBC Jun. 25, 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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