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also-ran
noun
anyone not performing very well US, 1896
Originally applied in horse racing to any horse placed fourth or worse and thus not winning any money on the race.- Veteran Milers Now “Also Rans” (Headline) — San Francisco News, p. 17, 15 January 1947
- “Also-Ran” Bags Net Upset Win (Headline) — San Francisco Call-Bulletin, p. 8G, 1 August 1953
- Newcomers Named for Academy Awards; Past Winners Are Among Also-Rans (Headline) — San Francisco News, p. 1, 16 February 1954
- “Also-Rans” Lead Miami Beach Golf (Headline) — San Francisco News, 23 March 1956
- — Mel Heimer, Inside Racing, p. 209, 1962
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