as in head-to-head
in direct confrontation or competition
mom-and-pop grocery stores are usually wildly outmatched when they go toe-to-toe with large chain stores
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Researchers put professional fundraisers and commercial AI models head-to-head to raise money for the nonprofit Save the Children.
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The first tiebreaker is now head-to-head record.
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Perkins, who is CEO of Canva, addressed head-on the concerns among many who work in creative industries about the potential for AI to supplant human labor.
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Figures of Crisis makes productive use of this commonplace idea by tackling it head-on and turning it inside out.
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Already used by luxury houses including Chanel and a network of international suppliers, the technology aims to preserve the visual precision and spontaneity of face-to-face meetings for design reviews, fittings and product development.
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And that, to me, deserves that face-to-face contact.
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“Toe-to-toe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toe-to-toe. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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