head-to-head
Example Sentences
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The National League MVP race transformed into a head-to-head showdown between the frontrunners at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, as the Dodgers fell to the Cubs 7-6.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
And as the competitive landscape shifted, the company doubled down on semaglutide, leaving it vulnerable to Lilly’s focus on several different molecules and head-to-head trials.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Tavern Research, which previously had Stevens up by a point in a head-to-head poll, now shows El-Sayed up by 11.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
There will be surprises ahead, but at this remove it's hard to argue against the familiar sight of old rivals going head-to-head for the title.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
For the last twenty years, Coke has gone head-to-head with Pepsi with a product that taste tests say is inferior, and Coke is still the number one soft drink in the world.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
