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as in stalking horses
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as in long shots
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark horses
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How does your brand's value growth compare to category competitors?—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026 -
This constitution, which Anthropic just updated, is one thing that differentiates Anthropic’s AI models from those offered by its competitors, such as OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Elon Musk’s xAI.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Usual starting center Neemias Queta was active after being listed as probable with an illness, but head coach Joe Mazzulla rolled with the rookie, whose clutch plays in overtime Friday night helped Boston put away the Nets.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Is the head coach calling the plays?—
Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Once news broke that Nix would miss the game and Stidham would start, the Patriots were listed as favorites in the game.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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The same is true for Morgan, who along with Morgan, has ranked among the Royal Rumble betting favorites.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Others, however, fall back into their old habits — and several of the contestants have died.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Unlike previous iterations of Fear Factor, which featured new contestants in every episode, House of Fear will corral its 14 contestants under the same roof, Big Brother-style.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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In previous disruptions, such as the dot-com boom, industries saw massive changes, with new entrants coming in strong.—
Shubham Singhal,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Many early entrants have matured, gained scale, and moved into more complex financial problems.—
Frank Sorrentino,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Grace is done in the first-person and echoes the recent entries, starring Ethan Winters.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Now in its 24th year, the Travel Photographer of the Year awards continue to set the benchmark for excellence in contemporary travel photography, attracting an outstanding collection of entries.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Outside candidates could include Rams pass rush coordinator Drew Wilkins and former Michigan defensive coordinator Wink Martindale.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Steelers requested interviews with nearly a dozen candidates, several of whom have been hired for other jobs already.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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In California alone, nearly a third of all community college applicants in 2024 were identified as fraudulent, according to the California Community Colleges, the state's administrative body for the community college system.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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For one thing, his teams are designing AI agents to reach out to job seekers on behalf of employers on his platforms, to screen and interact with applicants.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Dark horses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20horses. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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