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as in stalking horse
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Recent Examples of dark horse
To be a World Cup dark horse is to be an underdog and underestimated.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
This is the true soccer hipster’s dark horse.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
But the latest debate, sponsored by Spectrum News NY1 and WNYC, also included dark horse progressive candidate Nina Schwalbe, a public health expert, who repeatedly stole the show with witty quips.
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Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
Weigman’s return makes the Cougars a dark horse contender in the conference.
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Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for dark horse
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
This is the true soccer hipster’s dark horse.
—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
But the latest debate, sponsored by Spectrum News NY1 and WNYC, also included dark horse progressive candidate Nina Schwalbe, a public health expert, who repeatedly stole the show with witty quips.
—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
Weigman’s return makes the Cougars a dark horse contender in the conference.
—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for dark horse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark horse
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Markets may be used as stalking horses to extract more from other markets.
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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.
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The Heat could try to lure impending free agent LeBron James with its full midlevel exception, but a James return is considered a long shot.
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At stake for Scheffler is a chance — a long shot at that — to complete the career Grand Slam, on Father’s Day, which happens to be his 30th birthday.
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Top seed and top regional singles player Phuc Huynh beat Vietnam’s favorite son Quang Duong in the final.
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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.
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The menu at the midtown location paid homage to many of the customer favorites from the original Mother, such as the mushroom po’ boy, nut burger and chile verde, but Venditti always puts his own spin on them.
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The restaurant makes refined regional favorites like ceviche colimense and his tostada de pozole seco, and mixes cocktails with tuba.
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Turning to larger athletic shoe players, prospects are mixed as smaller competitors inch ahead.
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While art remains the primary business for Sotheby’s and its competitors, sports memorabilia and other collectibles have quickly become important categories as the major houses work to broaden their collector bases.
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Marius Borg Hoiby, the stepson of Norway's crown prince, has been sentenced after being convicted of rape and domestic violence, in a case that has blemished his family's image.
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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.
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Casa Amor’s Alannah Keyser is the latest Love Island contestant to get fired after a video surfaced of her allegedly using the N-word.
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This is not the first time a Love Island USA contestant was booted from the show for a similar situation.
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Louis rips his spine out, dislocates his jaw, and reads Claudia’s diary entries about how she was repeatedly assaulted by him.
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An entry foyer flows to a spacious great room with custom white oak shelving and floor-to-ceiling windows offering views of the Manhattan Bridge.
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“Dark horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20horse. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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