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Recent Examples of dark horse
Prior to the quarterfinal bout, Milton (14-6) entered as a dark horse in the tournament, having knocked off a series of perennial heavyweights this spring.
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
Ortberg was a total dark horse.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 June 2026
The Unauthorized Musical Parody as Canadian hockey all-star Shane and Russian dark horse Ilya, respectively.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
But that leaves room for another dark horse to ride into the roster discussion after being overlooked during the offseason program prognostications.
—Mike Kaye
may 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2026
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
Ortberg was a total dark horse.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 June 2026
The Unauthorized Musical Parody as Canadian hockey all-star Shane and Russian dark horse Ilya, respectively.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
But that leaves room for another dark horse to ride into the roster discussion after being overlooked during the offseason program prognostications.
—Mike Kaye
may 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark horse
Noun
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Markets may be used as stalking horses to extract more from other markets.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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As part of those filings, Red Lobster entered into a stalking horse purchase agreement pursuant to which Red Lobster will sell its business to an entity formed and controlled by its existing term lenders.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The former Cincinnati quarterback is appealing his suspension for gambling on college football, but should be considered a long shot to play.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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Apple could get ahead of the crowd here with a feature that takes blood pressure readings without calibration—though, admittedly, this is a long shot.—
Kimberly Gedeon,
PC Magazine,
8 June 2026
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But some of the Democrats tasked with making the decision worry that the state is too closely associated with favorite son and former President Joe Biden.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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That memory resurfaced with the news Wednesday that Swift’s fiance, Chiefs tight end and a Cleveland favorite son Travis Kelce, has joined the Guardians’ ownership group as a minority investor.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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El Farolito Taqueria is up there with one of our favorites.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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One of my favorites is Suzuki Beane (1961) written by Sandra Scoppettone and illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh, a parody of Eloise at the Plaza Hotel.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Selective non-prosecution of antitrust cases will lead to anticompetitive mergers, collusion between competitors, and monopoly abuses.—
Andrew Flanagan,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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The California smartphone maker has lagged behind its competitors in the AI race as tech companies pour hundreds of billions of dollars into advancing their chatbots and investing in data centers and other infrastructure.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Epstein, the records show, tried to initiate a back-channel meeting between the Saudi crown prince and Qatar’s ex-prime minister.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Many in the former crown prince’s camp take a sharply antagonistic stance toward the rest of the opposition.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026
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The world first fell in love with her as a contestant in the RuPaul’s Drag Race multiverse, where her razor-sharp charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent turned her into one of the franchise’s most beloved queens.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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The long-running series, hosted by celebrity chef Guy Fieri, pits four contestants against each other in a challenge that combines grocery shopping and high-stakes cooking.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2026
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The City Council member made a surprise late entry into the mayor’s race, the last of the major candidates to file for the primary.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan will not take part in this summer’s World Cup after he was denied entry into the United States, FIFA confirmed on Monday.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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“Dark horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20horse. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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