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By then the Gallup poll had us in a dead heat.—Chris Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 The 18th triple dead heat in modern thoroughbred history takes place in the ninth race at Arlington International Racecourse.—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 Cornyn had been in a dead heat with Paxton as early voting got underway on Monday, and Cornyn came out slightly ahead when the two ran against each other in the March primary.—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026 Forecasts rate Ohio's Senate race as a toss-up, and most surveys have it a dead heat.—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dead heat