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the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat
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As of today the Red Sox and Tigers have the same record, so if Detroit loses its series to Cleveland and falls out of first place in the AL Central, the two clubs could conceivably be in a dead heat for one of the last Wild Card spots.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
The four boats in the finale reached the starting line off Fiesta Island in a near-dead heat.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Republican Jack Ciattarelli has inched closer to Democratic opponent Representative Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey's gubernatorial race, with a new poll showing a statistical dead heat ahead of the November election.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Wednesday’s poll comes after an Emerson College survey released last week showed the incumbent senator and attorney general locked in a dead heat.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
The four boats in the finale reached the starting line off Fiesta Island in a near-dead heat.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Republican Jack Ciattarelli has inched closer to Democratic opponent Representative Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey's gubernatorial race, with a new poll showing a statistical dead heat ahead of the November election.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Wednesday’s poll comes after an Emerson College survey released last week showed the incumbent senator and attorney general locked in a dead heat.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Dead heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20heat. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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