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underdogs

NOUN
unlikely winner in a contest or struggle
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Spain started their campaign with a goalless draw against underdogs Cape Verde, although they have reached the quarter-finals without conceding a goal.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

To understand why some underdogs have done well, it makes sense to analyse where others have, in contrast, been exploited.

From BBC Jun. 26, 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

That human dynamic allowed Rose to mold a bunch of basketball’s castoffs and underdogs into the greatest group of overachievers in NBA history.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

And it sure seemed to me that screechers had always been the underdogs in nature’s plan.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate



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