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- adj. Having the character of a dark horse
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“That might be the most perplexing one of them all if we're honest … I mean, wasn't Illinois this year's "darkhorse" pick?”
“During the pregame show for Sunday night's Philadelphia-Dallas game, Dungy said the Bills are the "darkhorse" to employ the embattled Eagles quarterback in 2010.”
“darkhorse" title by upsetting the championship favorites and winning Sunday's Sylvania 300 - the first race in the Chase.”
“The second question included more darkhorse candidates.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Right-leaning bloggers like dark horses better than front runners in 2012
“Reporter/pundit Richard Wolffe emerges as an intriguing darkhorse in the race to replace Robert Gibbs.”
The Washington Post: Read this: Richard Wolffe, Jim Irsay, Kennedys miniseries, Jane Krakowski, etc.
“Good Harbor security consultant Paul Kurtz is the likely front runner, and serial entrepreneur Rod Beckstrom, author of the The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations, appears to be a viable darkhorse.”
Experts eager to hear Hathaway's advice for Obama on cybersecurity
“It has been six weeks since Hathaway, who some consider a darkhorse candidate to be named cyber czar, delivered her report to Obama.”
“At one point, Beckstrom was being touted as a darkhorse candidate to be named cyber czar by President Obama.”
“But, there's no denying that Christie is the name on most Republican insiders 'tongues when asked to pick a 2012 darkhorse.”
The Washington Post: Fast Fix: Chris Christie, presidential candidate?
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