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as in stalking horse
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Recent Examples of dark horse
In the run-up to the British Academy Film Awards, the question swirled: Would the night confirm the latter’s surge and give it yet another boost ahead of the Academy Awards, or would another dark horse emerge and upend everything?
Below, see all of the winners from the 2025 BAFTAs.
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2025
The Yankees still remain comfortably above the competition, however, should Vladimir Guerrero Jr. continue his dominance and Bo Bichette work a bounce-back season, the Jays could soon become a dark horse to make noise.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
Might Torres now be a dark horse candidate to win lead actress?
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The big picture: Once there are rumblings of a CEO shakeup, experts told Axios that comms teams should prepare plans based on typical successor profiles — an inside hire, a dark horse or outsider, and a known industry leader.
—Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2025
The Yankees still remain comfortably above the competition, however, should Vladimir Guerrero Jr. continue his dominance and Bo Bichette work a bounce-back season, the Jays could soon become a dark horse to make noise.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
Might Torres now be a dark horse candidate to win lead actress?
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The big picture: Once there are rumblings of a CEO shakeup, experts told Axios that comms teams should prepare plans based on typical successor profiles — an inside hire, a dark horse or outsider, and a known industry leader.
—Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark horse
Noun
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The bankruptcy filings state that a stalking horse bidder — identified as CP Ventura LLC — has agreed to pay $365 million for the company’s library.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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In this scenario, the stalking horse bidder, Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, would set the floor for the auction process.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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Customs doesn’t have the capacity to handle it by a long shot.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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Name a long shot to win Kellenberger: A list of long shots at the Masters is always going to intrigue, filled with the second-tier PGA Tour stars and a heavy list of former champions that could theoretically pull a Jack in ’86 and find the magic just one more time.—
Hugh Kellenberger,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Football is our favorite son, daughter, niece, nephew, neighbor and friend, but basketball is the successful relative who that demands more of our attention.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2025
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Neither can New England’s new favorite son, Drake Maye.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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Ahead, shop our favorites, complete with our editors’ before-and-after pics.—
Michelle Rostamian,
Allure,
8 Apr. 2025
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Coming into this year, Aberg is one of the favorites to win the tournament just behind Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Each frame is meticulously plotted by creator Mike White, the writer-director who moonlights as a reality show competitor (two cycles of The Amazing Race with his dad and one on Survivor, solo).—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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It’s only been a year since the local chain opened its DFW Airport location, beating out big-league competitors like Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2025
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That would put him in the same category of reforming modernizer as Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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This unusual level of secrecy around the high-level meeting indicates how sensitive these talks are for Saudi Arabia's crown prince, leaders from other Gulf states, Egypt's president and Jordan's king, who all attended.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
22 Feb. 2025
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While viewers might assume contestants and judges freely explore their filming locations, the reality is quite different.—
Kimberly Lyn,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2025
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The public’s invited to come and gaze at 25 tanks’ worth of koi contestants, learn about the hobby of keeping koi and see the judges in action.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Mount Fuji is taking another step toward curbing overtourism by doubling its entry fee this summer.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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In my view, AI could help tear down barriers to entry such as socioeconomic status and geographic location to provide quality experiences to all students.—
Michael Hansen,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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