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the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat
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But Molina and Posey finished in a virtual dead heat, separated by only 22 votes.
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Jayson Stark, New York Times, 19 June 2025
The Selzer poll has been viewed as evidence that pollsters calling the race a dead heat have been acting out of a desire to seek safety in numbers following the shock 2016 election result that failed to spot latent support for Trump.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
But they were forced to report a dead heat under the rules established by the ski federation.
—Arthur Daemmrich, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
As of this writing the Giants (17-10) are in a dead heat for first in the NL West with the Padres (17-9) and Dodgers (16-10), all three of whom have won more games than any of the three division leaders in the American League.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
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Jayson Stark, New York Times, 19 June 2025
The Selzer poll has been viewed as evidence that pollsters calling the race a dead heat have been acting out of a desire to seek safety in numbers following the shock 2016 election result that failed to spot latent support for Trump.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
But they were forced to report a dead heat under the rules established by the ski federation.
—Arthur Daemmrich, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
As of this writing the Giants (17-10) are in a dead heat for first in the NL West with the Padres (17-9) and Dodgers (16-10), all three of whom have won more games than any of the three division leaders in the American League.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Dead heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20heat. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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