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Recent Examples of underdog
The Bears figure to be underdogs in all three contests.
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
Namajunas is ranked No. 5 in the flyweight division and is a +105 betting underdog against No. 3 Blanchfield, who enters Rogers Place coming off a loss to Fiorot in March.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024
The author is a little more conciliatory now, sharing his own experience growing up as a comics fan in the late '60s and being surrounded by fellow enthusiasts for the underdog art form.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
And later, could an underdog in deep red Nebraska decide control of the Senate?
—ABC News, 27 Oct. 2024
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
Namajunas is ranked No. 5 in the flyweight division and is a +105 betting underdog against No. 3 Blanchfield, who enters Rogers Place coming off a loss to Fiorot in March.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024
The author is a little more conciliatory now, sharing his own experience growing up as a comics fan in the late '60s and being surrounded by fellow enthusiasts for the underdog art form.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
And later, could an underdog in deep red Nebraska decide control of the Senate?
—ABC News, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Underdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdog. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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