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This scholarship also sees the relation between media and government as variable rather than constant, with news media sometimes acting like faithful servants, sometimes more like honest brokers, and sometimes—more rarely—like advocates of the underdog, depending on political circumstances.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Initially portrayed as an underdog, Bracco rose to become a dominant strategic force that landed a spot in the final three chairs alongside Tai Trang and Michele Fitzgerald.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 21 May 2026
Born in a Rio de Janeiro favela, few soccer players symbolize better the rags to riches from pitches underdog story.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 May 2026
SpaceX has grown from a relative underdog in the space industry to an aerospace behemoth with billions of dollars in government contracts and serves as a backbone for America’s space program.
—Anthony Hughes, Fortune, 15 May 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Initially portrayed as an underdog, Bracco rose to become a dominant strategic force that landed a spot in the final three chairs alongside Tai Trang and Michele Fitzgerald.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 21 May 2026
Born in a Rio de Janeiro favela, few soccer players symbolize better the rags to riches from pitches underdog story.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 May 2026
SpaceX has grown from a relative underdog in the space industry to an aerospace behemoth with billions of dollars in government contracts and serves as a backbone for America’s space program.
—Anthony Hughes, Fortune, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underdog
loser
Noun
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The Mercury will look to stop a six-game losing streak against the Storm, losers of three straight.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Beta Cinema was another of the losers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
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