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outsider

[out-sahy-der] / ˌaʊtˈsaɪ dər /


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Kleban—like Platner, a first-time candidate—thinks an outsider has the best shot.

From Slate Jul. 16, 2026

But I’ve always been the outsider in those rooms.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Mark: There is no rush but I would look at Postecoglou, Kasper Hjulmand and Jurgen Klinsmann as an outsider.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

But it’s unlikely that Carlson can simply transmit an outsider glow to Vance, even if they are friends.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

Once again, I’m the odd one out, the outsider, not really part of this community where I was born and have lived all my life.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

The team, outsiders agreed, had become impossible to coach.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

They did not emerge out of candidate recruitment by outsiders or party critics.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

But another connotation of a family fight is that the argument stays behind closed doors and outsiders really don’t know what the issues are, Englander noted.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

In his early days at Amazon, in 2009, many outsiders still viewed the now-behemoth as an underdog.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

What was taken by outsiders to be slackness, slovenliness or even generosity was in fact a full recognition of the legitimacy of forces other than good ones.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison




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