underdog
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Seeing the underdog get away — that’s a pretty timeworn story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
“It’s an underdog story about fighting the system and going up against a giant corporation,” says Green.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 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
"Arthur still starts as the underdog given the difference in ranking and top-level experience," said BBC Sport analyst Jamie Murray.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
They have certainly been the underdog long enough.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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
That bold prediction has come to pass, and now Bubista hopes Cape Verde's achievements at the expanded tournament can inspire other underdogs around the globe.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 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
The British had the best uniforms and the shiny new guns, but there was something exciting about the Patriots—being underdogs and fighting off the mighty British army.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Vocabulary lists containing underdog
Idioms and Expressions, List 1
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Academy Awards, List 2
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My Brother Sam is Dead
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