underdog
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"She always fought for the underdog and those with special needs," they said.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
A Philadelphia sports columnist argued a few years ago that if Brock Purdy, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, were the Eagles quarterback, he “would be a god in Philadelphia,” because of his underdog story.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
He floundered as the Wolverines barely beat Western Michigan, the underdog, in the season opener, then looked stronger in a win Saturday against No. 11 Oklahoma.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
He identified with the little guy and the underdog without ever exactly being one himself.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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
Having so recently been one of the underdogs of the savannah, we are full of fears and anxieties over our position, which makes us doubly cruel and dangerous.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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