neck and neck
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Hamilton, 41, is rejuvenated this year - back to something close to his best - and the battle with team-mate Charles Leclerc - pretty much entirely one-sided in 2025 - is neck and neck.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The Dodgers do not concede the days of neck and neck will return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
In Berlin, it is neck and neck with the SPD and the Greens ahead of a state election in September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Paxton’s style ran neck and neck with Cornyn’s substance.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026
We were now neck and neck with Apollo.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
The U.S. and China are in a neck-and-neck quantum race, with both governments investing heavily due to national security implications.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
There’s a neck-and-neck commercial horse race reshaping businesses and the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Lilly and Novo are running a sometimes neck-and-neck race in the lucrative field of GLP-1 medications.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
“These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the front-runner for governor,” he said in a statement, overstating somewhat his status in the neck-and-neck gubernatorial race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Instead he described the chase as a breathless neck-and-neck sprint.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
