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Recent Examples of overdogThis team has cast off its familiar underdog mantle and embraced being the overdog.—Jeré Longman, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2023 It’s always funny when a show about underdogs is … an overdog.—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2021
August was all about preparing for the return to school, with popular grocery items including colored pencils, ring binders, index cards, as well as rulers, notebooks, and calculators.
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
21 June 2025
Responding to persecution by India’s Mughal rulers—and the torture and execution of his father—Hargobind militarized Sikhism.
Cheesy Garlic Bread won in 2012, Kettle-Cooked Wasabi Ginger took the cake in 2014, Southern Biscuits and Gravy was crowned in 2015 and Crispy Taco was the top dog in 2017.
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Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
17 June 2025
Whereas in 2023, the previous instalment in the Mission: Impossible franchise, Dead Reckoning, had to take third place behind Oppenheimer and Barbie, in the hunt (pun intended) for IMAX slots, this time, Mr. Cruise has done everything possible to ensure that The Final Reckoning will be top dog.
Attendees can see LeBron James doing a live taping of his Max talk show The Shop: Uninterrupted or watch boxing champ Canelo Alvarez promote his next undisputed title fight.
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Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
20 June 2025
The event will kick off with a press conference before the champ gets to work at the fast-food chicken joint, Raising Cane’s spokeswoman Shayna Kobuck said.
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