unexpected winner
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Plus: Heather Tal Murphy homes in on the unexpected winner of the OpenAI meltdown.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2023
Out of 233 entries, the unexpected winner was the iconoclastic and largely unknown young Danish architect Jorn Utzon.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2023
“House of the Dragon,” the HBO prequel to “Game of Thrones,” was a slightly unexpected winner for best television drama.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2023
And while we know we’ll take plenty of heat for crowning a Wal-Mart sauce, the unexpected winner might help assure readers of our methodology.
From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2022
But the long-term impact may also include an unexpected winner.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2018