odd man out
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Should they put their belief in the 11th-year pitcher who likely would be the odd man out in the postseason if Shohei Ohtani still were available to deal on the mound?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
“They end up the odd man out and their capacity gets taken by power plants, and now data centers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
I can hear the faint creaking of floorboards in my house yet when I’m in the middle of a robust three-way conversation, I feel like the odd man out.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024
Defenseman Will Borgen has been logging around 17 minutes a night for the Kraken for so long it’s hard to remember he was once the odd man out.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2024
That is how I explained to myself the strange impression I had of being odd man out, a kind of intruder.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
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