dead heat
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A May poll by the Public Policy Institute of California found that Proposition 39 was in a statistical dead heat, with 49% of voters favoring it and 51% opposed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Recent polling suggests the race between Massie and Gallrein is a dead heat.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
The most recent survey put the CDU and the Greens in a dead heat on 28 percent.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
Polymarket, the prediction platform, shows Paramount and Netflix are in a dead heat to close a transaction by the end of June 2027, with around a 42% chance each.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
They covered me with squares of flannel in the dead heat of summer.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
