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the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat
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As Ecuador approaches a decisive presidential runoff election on April 13, the race between incumbent President Daniel Noboa and leftist candidate Luisa González is locked in a virtual dead heat.
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
This year’s race for Virginia governor has moved into a dead heat, and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears‘s lead among key voter groups and Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R-VA) strong approval record and push to cut taxes could give the GOP back-to-back wins.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Jan. 2025
Canadians will vote on April 28 in a race that right now has the Liberals and the Conservatives in a dead heat.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025
Learn more about golf rules, match-ups, futures and dead heats.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
This year’s race for Virginia governor has moved into a dead heat, and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears‘s lead among key voter groups and Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R-VA) strong approval record and push to cut taxes could give the GOP back-to-back wins.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Jan. 2025
Canadians will vote on April 28 in a race that right now has the Liberals and the Conservatives in a dead heat.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025
Learn more about golf rules, match-ups, futures and dead heats.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Dead heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20heat. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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