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as in stalking horses
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as in long shots
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark horses
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How does your brand's value growth compare to category competitors?—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026 -
This constitution, which Anthropic just updated, is one thing that differentiates Anthropic’s AI models from those offered by its competitors, such as OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Elon Musk’s xAI.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Scheierman helped Boston pad its lead in the third quarter with two 3-pointers sandwiched around a series of hustle plays.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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The former New England Patriots cornerback and hero of Super Bowl XLIX will be everywhere over the next week, basking in the nostalgia of one of the most memorable plays in NFL history.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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These ten ideas are a few new favorites to add to your breakfast rotation that don't include your go-to pancake and omelet recipes.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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Shop through my Charlotte Tilbury favorites, then see which makeup is currently on my wish list.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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The fun of The Mole is in putting yourself in the contestants' shoes; like them (well, all but one of them), the audience is not informed of who the mole actually is until the very end.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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The menu goes beyond basic survival food and leans into the show's reward challenges, giving fans a literal taste of what contestants eat in Fiji.—
Tania Francois,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Here are five potential surprise entrants in the 2026 women’s WWE Royal Rumble.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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New entrants from popular film series dominate the movie slate in the next 12 months.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Grace is done in the first-person and echoes the recent entries, starring Ethan Winters.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Now in its 24th year, the Travel Photographer of the Year awards continue to set the benchmark for excellence in contemporary travel photography, attracting an outstanding collection of entries.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent screened the qualifying candidates, whittling the list down to five and then four.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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No wonder Rieder vaulted to the top of the list of Fed chair candidates on prediction markets over the past few days.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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In California alone, nearly a third of all community college applicants in 2024 were identified as fraudulent, according to the California Community Colleges, the state's administrative body for the community college system.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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For one thing, his teams are designing AI agents to reach out to job seekers on behalf of employers on his platforms, to screen and interact with applicants.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Dark horses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20horses. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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