underdog

In fact, some of the internet artists making Coyote and Road Runner material are doing it as grassroots advocacy for the film—which itself is something of an underdog.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

He is still an underdog against Garcia - a fighter with greater amateur pedigree and a more accomplished professional resume - but Benn's size and physical pressure could become one of his biggest advantages.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended his government's decision, telling MPs that "Britain has to stand for fairness against injustice. Where people are being bullied out of their homes... we will always stand with the underdog."

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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

He identified with the little guy and the underdog without ever exactly being one himself.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

They might not be underdogs in a game until Christmas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 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