Though its growth is a slow burn, the dark horse in race is Microsoft.
Yes, we're talking about Amazon's Kindle Fire: the dark horse tablet entry priced to sell.
Mr Lieberman, the dark horse, is branded by the left as racist, even fascist.
Welcome to the final frontier in fossil fuels, the wild card in climate change theories and the dark horse in the scramble to secure access to clean energy.
"Every business clan has its politics, but in the end those who deliver, win, " says Thapar of his emergence as the dark horse in the family's third generation.
But he remains the dark horse.
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The third candidate, Michael Badnarik, a computer-programmer from Texas, entered the convention as a dark horse: unlike the other two hopefuls, he had not even rented a room for his campaign headquarters.
Additionally, the art book will be available through Dark Horse at the same time.
Lara Croft really fit in the tradition of Dark Horse heroes, we do a lot of female action heroes.
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Even so, the sultan remains the leading dark-horse candidate, and his name is mentioned alongside top oppositionist Megawati Sukarnoputri and Muslim preacher Abdurrahman Wahid.
Isner beat Federer on clay in February as the U.S. defeated Switzerland in the previous round, and he is now looking to be a real dark horse as the buildup to the French Open begins.
In shape, and with the game to defeat anyone on the women's tour, Estonia's Kaia Kanepi is the tournament's dark horse.
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Their interest in some of the lesser-known candidates was piqued, but there was no dramatic twist that sent a dark horse sprinting out of the pack.
He could even turn out to be a dark horse for the presidency.
Many have tipped Croatian 10th seed Marin Cilic as a dark horse for the title and he enjoyed a straight-sets win against Spain's Daniel Gimeno-Traver.
The 43-year-old was also viewed as a dark horse to succeed Steve McClaren as England national coach before the appointment of Fabio Capello.
Dark Horse has confirmed the prequel comic series will feature four issues, which will be available at the same time as the game launches.
The series will be published by Dark Horse.
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But the big question remains: How does Dark Horse manage to pull it off?
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Samsung and Apple will wage an epic battle for device supremacy but could a dark horse like Amazon spoil the duopoly?
As influential as Dark Horse has been in the world of movie expanded universes, they continue to shine in the video game arena, as well.
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Sony is also promoting the film to Academy voters as a contender for Best Picture, and the film is probably a very valid dark horse contender for a nomination.
His dark horse status throughout most of the campaign has resulted in less coverage and scrutiny of his proposed policies than many of his more well-know rivals.
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As Richardson notes, Dark Horse sought early to establish a presence in the video game world.
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However, analysts say expectations are low that Noda, who was considered a dark horse contender as prime minister, will be the man to right Japan.
The game itself is getting its own graphic novel courtesy of Dark Horse comics which, if I can get my paws on a copy, will be reviewed on this blog as well.
But the underperformance of so many of the world's soccer powers--pre-tournament co-favorites Argentina and Italy, defending champion France and dark-horse favorite Portugal were all eliminated in the first round--diminished the tournament as a showcase of the world's top footballing talent.
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