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

What’s Next: Prediction markets see Netflix and Paramount in a neck-and-neck race.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 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

Finns go the polls on Sunday, in an election seen as a neck-and-neck race between right-wing populists, conservatives and Prime Minister Sanna Marin's centre left.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2023

It was a neck-and-neck race, and in a moment more four hands went up on the rock at practically the same time.

From Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake by Rogers, Walter S.