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as in stalking horse
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Recent Examples of dark horse
Brighton, every shrewd observer’s dark horse tip for the top four, defeated Manchester City at the beginning of November but in subsequent weeks couldn’t beat Southampton or Leicester.
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Nick Miller, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
This opens the door for the Rangers to swoop in as a dark horse suitor in the Alonso sweepstakes.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Finally, Sessions — who chaired the committee from 2013-18 — is considered a dark horse candidate to reprise the role.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
McCormick could be shaping up to be this season’s version of White, emerging as a dark horse candidate to provide short-term RB utility for fantasy managers in the coming weeks.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Nick Miller, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
This opens the door for the Rangers to swoop in as a dark horse suitor in the Alonso sweepstakes.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Finally, Sessions — who chaired the committee from 2013-18 — is considered a dark horse candidate to reprise the role.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
McCormick could be shaping up to be this season’s version of White, emerging as a dark horse candidate to provide short-term RB utility for fantasy managers in the coming weeks.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for dark horse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark horse
Noun
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In this scenario, the stalking horse bidder, Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, would set the floor for the auction process.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, which recently bought much of Big Lots, is the stalking horse bidder at an undisclosed price.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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Starting safety Taylor Rapp didn’t practice Thursday and looks like a long shot to play.—
Ted Nguyen,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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New Orleans saw 8 inches of snow, breaking the previous record of 2.7 inches by a long shot, with Chalmette, Louisiana seeing 11.5 inches and Lafayette and Rayne seeing 10.5 inches.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Plains is a tourist town, and President Carter is our favorite son.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, Atlanta’s favorite son, Andre 3000, all but shut the door on his rap career by releasing a flute album and insisting that rapping is a young man’s sport.—
Maurice Garland,
SPIN,
19 Dec. 2024
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With more than 59,000 perfect ratings, these headphones are a clear favorite among Amazon shoppers.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Over the years, Kahne built a respectable career and became a fan favorite.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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America’s competitors and adversaries are under real and growing pressure, even as their greater isolation draws them closer together.—
Jake Sullivan,
TIME,
20 Jan. 2025
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Think big, think strategically – Rather than trying to keep pace with competitors, outmaneuver them.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Saudi Arabia's crown prince and prime minister, , has laid down Palestinian rights and a road map to a Palestinian state as a condition of normalization.—
Ellie Cook,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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The Gulf has emirs, crown princes, and kings who flatter him.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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The host, 50, took a tumble on a recent episode of Wheel of Fortune after a contestant guessed the correct answer in the final seconds of the bonus round and got overly excited.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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And competing for this five million dollars are these one-thousand contestants.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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The film was Kenya’s official entry for the best international feature film category of the Oscars.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Its biggest problems all come from factors outside its control, such as the decline in foot traffic post-pandemic, the continued rise of e-commerce, falling insurer reimbursement rates for prescriptions, and the entry of big players like Walmart, Costco, and Amazon into pharmacy services.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Dark horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20horse. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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