neck-and-neck race
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Lilly and Novo are running a sometimes neck-and-neck race in the lucrative field of GLP-1 medications.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
Users of online prediction markets now see this as a neck-and-neck race.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
The flustered star told reporters that she was shocked by the win, which was a neck-and-neck race with fellow nominee Lily Gladstone for “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
Polls show a neck-and-neck race between Mr. Peña and Mr. Alegre, with each candidate leading some surveys.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2023
It was a neck-and-neck race between the rain and the Girl, but the Girl won.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
