underdog
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This is an underdog story worthy of Rocky, the boxer portrayed by Sylvester Stallone in the film franchise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
What follows is a modern picaresque journey, in which a clever underdog has to rely on her wit and wiles to survive a corrupt and perilous world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Giesinger’s Marx knows getting into Oktoberfest could mean giving up the brand’s underdog identity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Whaley, who attends Florida State University, came into the contest as a major underdog against Leng Jr, who is 23rd in the world amateur golf rankings, some 67 places higher than the 22-year-old from Doncaster.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Did having Arnold as understudy make Froelich feel like an underdog?
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
Pocognoli's underdogs tried to stay in the game, but there was an inevitability about it all.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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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Idioms and Expressions, List 1
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Academy Awards, List 2
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