neck and neck
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Raman is neck and neck with Bass, with Pratt close on their heels, according to the most recent poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, which was co-sponsored by The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 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
Going into the final round, the Japanese and the Americans had been neck and neck, but Japan were ahead having won more routines.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
The three of us were neck and neck, shoulder to shoulder, fighting until the end.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
There’s a neck-and-neck commercial horse race reshaping businesses and the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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
He finished neck-and-neck with Paxton, but well below the tally of 50% of votes that would have been necessary to avoid the run-off contest in May.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Instead he described the chase as a breathless neck-and-neck sprint.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
