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   also-ran

   /ˈɔːlsəʊran/

   noun

   • 1. a loser in a race or other contest, especially by a large margin: "the line between champions and also-rans"
   • ▪ an undistinguished or unsuccessful person or thing.

   Word Origin late 19th century: originally applied to racehorses that did not finish in the first three.

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