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as in stalking horse
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Recent Examples of dark horse
But Ran, another dark horse favorite and Kurosawa’s least straightforward Shakespeare adaptation, beat Carol, which surprises me.
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Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Even if all the aforementioned modern attempts fail to safely deliver their rover payloads to the moon, another dark horse contender still waits in the wings via a potential CLPS mission of its own.
—Christopher Cokinos, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
Given those accolades, Kuma was something of a dark horse in the competitoin.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Then a dark horse candidate asked if he was allowed to vote for himself.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Even if all the aforementioned modern attempts fail to safely deliver their rover payloads to the moon, another dark horse contender still waits in the wings via a potential CLPS mission of its own.
—Christopher Cokinos, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
Given those accolades, Kuma was something of a dark horse in the competitoin.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Then a dark horse candidate asked if he was allowed to vote for himself.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark horse
Noun
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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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After the buildings were put into bankruptcy last year, Summit offered to buy dozens of buildings in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx and Queens in the form of a stalking horse bid, meaning the transaction is subject to potentially better offers at auction.—
Jonathan Randles,
Bloomberg,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Remember, he was considered by many people a long shot to even win the Presidency.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Should Trump and Xi reach an agreement on a joint effort to reopen the strait, that could offer near-term relief to the energy crunch — though some analysts say such an outcome remains a long shot.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Even if not, Greenfield faithful are expected to go and cheer their new favorite son.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Now, more than half a year later, Larson sat in the modest theater of a quirky museum, Winsted favorite son Ralph Nader’s American Museum of Tort Law, as Bronin delivered a public version of the private message.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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Employees throughout the organization submit ideas for buzzy entertainment properties that might draw newcomers to Fenway before Pollio’s team identifies their favorites.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
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Big bank stocks, a favorite of Street bulls entering the year, have lagged the S & P 500 by 10 percentage points over the past three months.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Now the airline’s demise has cleared the way for competitors to raise their prices—and has left roughly seventeen thousand people out of work.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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The bad blood that had festered between the two competitors came to a boiling point.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 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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This year’s field of 35 contestants is the smallest since 2003.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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This year's field of 35 contestants is the smallest since 2003.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
Noun
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The entry hall leads to a living room with a fireplace and bay window, according to its listing, and a library opens into the garden room.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Hannah is two minutes older than Noah, who provided an emotional entry point to the game.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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“Dark horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20horse. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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