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as in stalking horse
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Recent Examples of dark horse
Might Torres now be a dark horse candidate to win lead actress?
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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
Could Apple’s new AI capabilities perhaps be a looming, bandwidth-consuming dark horse?
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
Jon Heyman of the New York Post recently suggested a dark horse National League team could emerge in the Alonso sweepstakes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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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
Could Apple’s new AI capabilities perhaps be a looming, bandwidth-consuming dark horse?
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
Jon Heyman of the New York Post recently suggested a dark horse National League team could emerge in the Alonso sweepstakes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark horse
Noun
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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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The company is seeking court approval to commence a process for the sale of substantially all of its assets under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code pursuant to which Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, which recently sold Big Lots, would serve as the stalking horse bidder.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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This flashback kickoff, which looks to tell the devious origin story of the megachurch-leading Gemstone clan, went from long shot to lock quickly.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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And in the Pac-12 (4-seed Oregon) and ACC (10-seed NC State) Tournaments, a pair of true long shots stunned everyone to capture automatic bids to the Big Dance.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Have warm feelings toward Copenhagen’s favorite son, Hans Christian Andersen, and his little tales about lovelorn mermaids and ugly ducklings?—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Soon, throughout Plains, residents displayed campaign-style signs, in familiar Carter green, in support of their favorite son.—
Bill Marsh,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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Shop our eight favorites below, and be ready, come March 20, to welcome spring in style.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Mar. 2025
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Scroll through the week’s best celebrity beauty looks, and head over to the Vogue app to vote for your favorites.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
15 Mar. 2025
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In fact, research shows that companies putting talent at the heart of their business strategy achieve higher total shareholder returns than their competitors.—
Sherzod Odilov,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Plus, the restaurant category notoriously lacks brand loyalty — customers are just as happy to try out a competitor with a better deal or an enticing new menu option if their go-to restaurant’s options feel stale.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Rubio, who also met the Saudi crown prince separately on Monday, reiterated at the time that Kyiv would need to accept Russian control of some of its territory as part of a wider peace deal.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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Two years ago, Saudi Arabia's crown prince was close to establishing ties with Israel.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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Further, protecting contestants from isolation and being exemplified or tokenized – at all levels of productions – is needed to provide greater accountability when portraying the raw realities of LGBTQ people on screen in a reality setting.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
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And Bong is the wrong pop artist to convey cultural dissent — as Kendrick Lamar did in his controversial Super Bowl Halftime Show that portrayed black Americans as video game figures resembling Mickey in his space suit and those contestants in Squid Game TV series.—
Armond White,
National Review,
12 Mar. 2025
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In its 51st year, the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade is expected to feature more than 100 entries, including floats and marching bands, from community organizations, businesses, government officials, families and individuals.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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The parade featured more than 100 entries and floats, including one with, fittingly, Santa Claus.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Dark horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20horse. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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