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Recent Examples of dark horse
Victor Ponta, a former leftist prime minister who has turned conservative nationalist, is ranked fourth but could prove a dark horse.
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Reuters, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
While vitamin C, retinol, and hyaluronic acid serums get a lot of attention, there’s a dark horse out there by the name of niacinamide.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 28 Apr. 2025
Or is there a dark horse lurking, ready to shatter the bookmakers’ expectations?
—Julia Ranney, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Which brings us to reveal the 5 dark horses that could win the 89th Masters Tournament.
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—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Reuters, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
While vitamin C, retinol, and hyaluronic acid serums get a lot of attention, there’s a dark horse out there by the name of niacinamide.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 28 Apr. 2025
Or is there a dark horse lurking, ready to shatter the bookmakers’ expectations?
—Julia Ranney, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Which brings us to reveal the 5 dark horses that could win the 89th Masters Tournament.
1.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dark horse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark horse
Noun
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Alcon topped an earlier $353 million stalking horse bid from Content Partners when the producer and financier of a string of big film titles filed for bankruptcy a month ago.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2025
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The bankruptcy filings state that a stalking horse bidder — identified as CP Ventura LLC — has agreed to pay $365 million for the company’s library.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Atlanta Hawks won the lottery last year as a long shot, and their odds were twice as high.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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The 69-year-old Chicago native is the first pope from the United States in the Catholic Church's history, stunning many who thought a U.S. pope was a long shot.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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The Blazers’ season had long been over, and so the postseason meant cheering for the city’s favorite son.—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital there is no turning back for Andrew, who was known as Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite son.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Michael Morales Betting Odds And Line Movement When BetOnline published opening odds for this fight, Morales was the -500 betting favorite over the +300 Burns.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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But one source of motivation in particular became one of his all-time favorites.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Rather than developing models from the ground up, these organizations refine and enhance existing AI platforms with unique datasets that competitors lack.—
Dr. TJ Jiang,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Nvidia's competitors Broadcom, AMD, and Intel are so far absent from the NVLink Fusion ecosystem.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) announced it in 2017, a high-tech series of developments covering 27,000 square kilometres of Tabuk province bordering on Saudi Arabia’s pristine and undeveloped Red Sea coastline.—
James Montague,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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The Saudi crown prince made those remarks at a Gulf Arab leaders' summit with Trump, and Qatar's ruling emir was heard raising the issue with Trump upon his arrival to Doha on Wednesday.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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In honor of the Calgary Stampede, an outdoor rodeo held there since 1912, and its pancake-breakfast tradition, the contestants have to cook a handheld pancake that the judges (and 50 diners!) can eat without utensils.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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The 24-year-old influencer was announced as the second contestant for the upcoming season of the competitive dance series and stopped by Good Morning America on Thursday, May 22 to celebrate her casting.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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That includes Epic Universe every day through the end of 2025. To see which other parks are offering early entry, check the resort's calendar or early admission webpage.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Bogotá, Colombia Colombian President Gustavo Petro has formalized his country’s entry into China’s Belt and Road Initiative, or New Silk Road, a sprawling geoeconomic development project that already includes over 140 countries.—
Alfie Pannell,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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“Dark horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20horse. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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