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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
His interest in sports analytics comes from his math teacher father, who handed out rulers to Trick-or-Treaters each year.
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Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2025
The brand new full-length arrives as a success across a number of rankings, launching atop several Billboard tallies – and this latest champion is different from his previous rulers.
The Super Bowl champion Eagles are visiting the White House.
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Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
This month, Trevor Immelman, who was the 2008 Masters champion and serves as an analyst for CBS, took over as chair of the OWGR, replacing Peter Dawson.
Sunday's games are all about the top dogs, with the Thunder and Cavaliers kicking off their playoff runs.
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Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
Later, Kae also makes an accurate but rude comment about how his girlfriend loves being top dog, which is important to remember for where this is all heading.
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