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Recent Examples of underdog
And depending on how the season plays out, there may be value in betting underdogs.
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Julia Ranney, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Instinctive American sympathy for the underdog is supplanted by admiration for the strongman.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Mar. 2025
There’s an undeniable momentum shift happening in the burgeoning handheld gaming space, where the underdog is beginning to chip away at the popular juggernaut.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The underdog Canaleros had played a valiant match in hostile territory.
—Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Julia Ranney, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Instinctive American sympathy for the underdog is supplanted by admiration for the strongman.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Mar. 2025
There’s an undeniable momentum shift happening in the burgeoning handheld gaming space, where the underdog is beginning to chip away at the popular juggernaut.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The underdog Canaleros had played a valiant match in hostile territory.
—Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Underdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdog. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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