neck-and-neck race
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Now, seeking a third term, he is in a neck-and-neck race with Genta Koja, a youthful challenger backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its leader, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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
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
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 Walter S. Rogers
