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the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat
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As recently as Wednesday, Warsh and Hassett were in a near dead heat.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
That puts it in a dead heat with even more highly funded rival OpenAI, in a race to the public markets.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
An Emerson College poll in September showed the race in a dead heat at 43%.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
New Jersey Democrat Mikie Sherrill, meanwhile, is in a dead heat against Republican Jack Ciattarelli based on recent polling in that race.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
That puts it in a dead heat with even more highly funded rival OpenAI, in a race to the public markets.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
An Emerson College poll in September showed the race in a dead heat at 43%.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
New Jersey Democrat Mikie Sherrill, meanwhile, is in a dead heat against Republican Jack Ciattarelli based on recent polling in that race.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Dead heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20heat. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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