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Recent Examples of dark horse
With her momentum, Irene is already laying a path to deliver what a gay prophecy once foretold: a Porkchop queen who dark horses her way to win All Stars.
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Chris Feil, Vulture, 9 May 2025
Cardinal Robert Prevost was born in Chicago and has missionary experience in Peru, previously serving as the bishop of the city of Chiclayo — but many experts considered the 69-year-old cardinal as a dark horse in the race to become the next pontiff.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 8 May 2025
The Vikings also lurk as a dark horse candidate in the sweepstakes for Rodgers, 41.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
But when a dark horse candidate emerges, bodies start to stack up and things get messy very fast.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
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Chris Feil, Vulture, 9 May 2025
Cardinal Robert Prevost was born in Chicago and has missionary experience in Peru, previously serving as the bishop of the city of Chiclayo — but many experts considered the 69-year-old cardinal as a dark horse in the race to become the next pontiff.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 8 May 2025
The Vikings also lurk as a dark horse candidate in the sweepstakes for Rodgers, 41.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
But when a dark horse candidate emerges, bodies start to stack up and things get messy very fast.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark horse
Noun
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These firms are the stalking horse bidders, and the completion of asset sales is subject to higher and better offers.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
24 June 2025
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Previously, one of its affiliates provided the troubled airline with debtor-in-possession financing while another — Argentum Acquisitions LLC — became a stalking horse bidder whose $5.775 million offer prevailed after Silver did not attract any qualified rival bids.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
21 June 2025
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But even while reviews for F1 have been overwhelmingly positive and the two-and-a-half-hour race thriller is predicted to top all other wide-release movies this weekend, pulling in somewhere between $45 million and $55 million domestically, profitability remains something of a long shot.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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That will likely be a long shot but the Season 1 finale did open a possibility for Larracuente’s Officer Alex Diaz to depart.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The crowd gave its favorite son a standing ovation.—
Wayne Sterling,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Burt Reynolds Jupiter’s favorite son, who passed away in 2018 at age 82, lived all over the area, including his former ranch, museum and dinner theater.—
The Palm Beach Post,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
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Glen Grant’s whisky has been a favorite of specialty bottlers like Gordon & MacPhail, Signatory, and Duncan Taylor, among others.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In the other tournament that is taking place in the United States right now -- the Gold Cup -- sticking with the betting favorites has not paid off.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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In the Club’s eyes, Amazon has a technological edge over competitors like Walmart , the world’s largest retailer, making its grocery and everyday essentials push more compelling, said Zev Fima, portfolio analyst for the Club.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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Unlike compensation packages that competitors can readily replicate, values alignment creates a distinctive organizational signature that strongly resists imitation—genuine congruence between how leaders navigate complex decisions and how your organization operates daily.—
Tara Fitzpatrick-Navarro,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Jaber Mohamed worked as general director of the Crown Prince’s Court (CPC), an Abu Dhabi government body that runs the public affairs of the then crown prince, MBZ.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Trump is playing footsie with the Saudi crown prince while supposedly trying to avoid a war with Iran.—
Clare Morell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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The season had plenty of surprises besides Oscar-winning actresses, too — most notably the inclusion of an innocent newborn infant as a contestant in the game, an upping of the show’s anti-capitalist moral stakes to their logical extreme.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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Cynthia is now the only contestant to have made the semifinals without winning a challenge.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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After submissions close, PEOPLE editors will select 10 furry finalists from all of the entries, which numbered in the thousands in 2024.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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Further details on the new Wonder Woman entry, including a creative team, have not yet been revealed.—
Lauren Huff Published,
EW.com,
1 July 2025
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“Dark horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20horse. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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