dead heat

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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

One recent poll showed it as a virtual dead heat, with Van Epps clinging to a narrow two point lead.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2025

The Pembrokeshire brothers had to share the spoils at Cheltenham in December after a dead heat was recorded between their horses.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

Ten minutes later Seabiscuit finished in a dead heat for first with a horse named Heelfly, who carried fifteen fewer pounds.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand