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Recent Examples of underachiever
Less viewed or posted – or, less lauded – is news of people falling short or feeling like an underachiever for not accomplishing the goals or resolutions established at the onset of 2024.
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Dr. Angélica S. Gutiérrez, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Replacing Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool was the equivalent of replacing Bill Belichick or Andy Reid, but Arne Slot has already somehow made Klopp, who won seven major trophies in his eight years and totally rebuilt the club back to a global power, look like an underachiever.
—Joe Prince-Wright, Nbc Sports, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
His team was considered a bunch of underachievers before Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700-million contract.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
To be frank, before 2021, Argentina teams were deemed losers and underachievers.
—Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
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Dr. Angélica S. Gutiérrez, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Replacing Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool was the equivalent of replacing Bill Belichick or Andy Reid, but Arne Slot has already somehow made Klopp, who won seven major trophies in his eight years and totally rebuilt the club back to a global power, look like an underachiever.
—Joe Prince-Wright, Nbc Sports, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
His team was considered a bunch of underachievers before Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700-million contract.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
To be frank, before 2021, Argentina teams were deemed losers and underachievers.
—Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
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