underdog
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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
In fact, some of the internet artists making Coyote and Road Runner material are doing it as grassroots advocacy for the film—which itself is something of an underdog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
“It’s an underdog story about fighting the system and going up against a giant corporation,” says Green.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
So nothing against your beloved, but I would be excited to see an underdog or somebody kind of an outsider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
I didn’t go out on the strip overconfident, because I knew Cecilia would be a tough opponent and I had just proved in my last bout that the underdog can win.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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
Western Michigan kicker Dieter Kelly scored all 12 of the Broncos’ points as the 27.5-point underdogs nearly upset No. 16 Michigan before losing 13-12 on a Hail Mary touchdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
And it sure seemed to me that screechers had always been the underdogs in nature’s plan.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
Vocabulary lists containing underdog
Idioms and Expressions, List 1
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Academy Awards, List 2
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My Brother Sam is Dead
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