underdog

Her ever-present smile and the sparkle in her eyes were trademarks as she cheered on an unheralded underdog team that notched upset after upset before falling in the semifinals.

Produced by David Beckham’s production company, Studio 99, “Victoria Beckham” inevitably paints its eponymous subject in a flattering light, doubling down on her characterization as an “underdog” from a working-class family.

Tuchel's underdog claim makes a lot more sense, though, if you take the expected weather conditions into account across Canada, Mexico and the United States.

The federal public defender for Southern California is in charge of a unit that’s always underfunded and perpetually an underdog against the might and resources of the government.

Nate says it was an "unconventional choice", but key to the story the developers wanted to tell of an underdog defying society's expectations.