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a neck and neck finish in which only a fraction of a second separated the winner from the runner-up
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With the presidential election between Biden and Trump neck and neck, Hawley and Schmitt could potentially wait out the Biden administration for a more favorable audience in a Trump administration.
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Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
The poll found that Schiff and Garvey are neck and neck to clinch independents’ vote, Schiff with 23% and Garvey with 22%.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2024
The former president hit the campaign trail on Tuesday for the first time in nearly three weeks, making stops in key swing states as a slew of new polls show that the race between Trump and Biden is neck and neck.
—The Editors, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2024
But the two companies are still running neck and neck, with Tesla regaining its crown in the first quarter of 2024.
—Rosa De Acosta, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
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Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
The poll found that Schiff and Garvey are neck and neck to clinch independents’ vote, Schiff with 23% and Garvey with 22%.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2024
The former president hit the campaign trail on Tuesday for the first time in nearly three weeks, making stops in key swing states as a slew of new polls show that the race between Trump and Biden is neck and neck.
—The Editors, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2024
But the two companies are still running neck and neck, with Tesla regaining its crown in the first quarter of 2024.
—Rosa De Acosta, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Neck and neck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neck%20and%20neck. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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