underdog

So nothing against your beloved, but I would be excited to see an underdog or somebody kind of an outsider.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

If the Brewers and Dodgers meet again in October, Murphy will only be too happy to tell us who the underdog is.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

The new format, expanding team participation from 32 to 48, has brought to center stage smaller, underdog countries that have outperformed expectations, produced unexpected heroes and warmed our collective hearts.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

But underdog Norway came with the most lethal scoring weapon in the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

DNA, once the underdog of all biological molecules, was thrust into the limelight.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

A recommitment to the outcasts, the overlooked, the underdogs of society.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

England, for the first hour, struggled as they did against Ghana to break down a Panama side ranked 42nd in the world, even offering the underdogs hope with another vulnerable defensive display.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Scotland are considerable underdogs, which is fair enough.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

But the team’s president turned them into the ultimate winners by building a roster of underdogs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 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