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ran Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

We are not even in the league of the also-rans.
From being one of the leaders in development, we are increasingly becoming one of the also-rans.
If they will not do so, we shall muddle along as we are at present, among the also-rans.
They are also-rans because of neglect before the age of five.
We do not want to be left behind as also-rans as we have been in the past.
One sees how dishonest those advertisements are when one considers the rate support grant and discovers that sheltered workshop expenditure is among the also-rans.
We have become also-rans in terms of legislating against discrimination against disabled people.
He referred to the four named councils as the favourites and to the others as the "also-rans".