as in one-on-one
in direct confrontation or competition
that inexperienced, upstart candidate will be going eyeball-to-eyeball with a senator who's a skilled debater
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Off-site meetings are designed to get the ball rolling and bring teams together face-to-face.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Despite the challenges, career experts say students should lean into internships, networking opportunities and campus career fairs, where face-to-face connections can still make a difference.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Monday, March 9 Vote for Cincinnati's Favorite Beer Beers from 32 local breweries go head-to-head on a March Madness-style bracket.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Already, in head-to-head diagnostic comparisons, generative AI performs at levels comparable to human clinicians.—
Robert Pearl,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Lost Lambs features an all-white cast in an anonymous American suburb, which excuses Cash from having to engage head-on with race.—
Malavika Kannan,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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One person was killed Friday morning in a head-on crash on Highway 89 south of Tahoe City near the entrance to Olympic Valley, according to the California Highway Patrol.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Eyeball-to-eyeball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyeball-to-eyeball. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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