underdog

As in many such shows — “Abbott Elementary,” characterized as the savior of network comedy, to name but one — the workplace at hand is something of an underdog.

With a 47-game section winning streak, they started the season being the underdog after going 0-4 in nonleague games against Southern Section opponents.

Canny coaches, blockbuster talent and a cherished underdog status give the tourists a puncher's chance at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham on Saturday.

There’s no bigger underdog than 10-0 Northview going against 20-time Southern Section champion Long Beach Poly in the opening round of the Division 4 playoffs.

Would Kamala Harris, a self-proclaimed “daughter of Oakland” who spent part of her childhood in Berkeley and launched her political career with an underdog triumph in the 2003 race for San Francisco District Attorney, win the highest office in the land?