neck and neck
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One poll this week put the Yes vote ahead by 51.3% to 48.7%; an earlier poll had the two camps neck and neck.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
In just over a week, Liquid and Echo will be neck and neck, both single percentage points away from winning the title.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 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 neck and neck now, Clarisse coming up from behind, making up for lost time.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
For several years, Windows would run neck-and-neck with Tavern on the Green as the highest-grossing restaurant in the U.S.; in 2000, its last full year of operations, Windows on the World held the mantle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
That would set up an expected Nov. 3 runoff against Raman or former reality TV personality Spencer Pratt, who are running neck-and-neck for a second-place finish.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 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
Ahead of the star-packed gala, pundits say the Leonardo DiCaprio-starring political thriller "One Battle" is neck-and-neck with Michael B. Jordan's bluesy vampire horror "Sinners," while several acting prizes are similarly impossible to call.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
Instead he described the chase as a breathless neck-and-neck sprint.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
