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the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat
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As of this writing the Giants (17-10) are in a dead heat for first in the NL West with the Padres (17-9) and Dodgers (16-10), all three of whom have won more games than any of the three division leaders in the American League.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
Learn more about golf rules, match-ups, futures and dead heats while also evaluating golf odds and adjustments including live betting during events.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Ecuador holds a runoff presidential election on Sunday, and the race is in a dead heat as voters decide which candidate can better address the violence that drug trafficking has unleashed on the country.
—Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
But the top two candidates who may fill the District 2 Oakland City Council seat — which spans Chinatown, Jack London Square and areas near Lake Merritt, including the Eastlake and San Antonio neighborhoods — appear locked in a dead heat.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
Learn more about golf rules, match-ups, futures and dead heats while also evaluating golf odds and adjustments including live betting during events.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Ecuador holds a runoff presidential election on Sunday, and the race is in a dead heat as voters decide which candidate can better address the violence that drug trafficking has unleashed on the country.
—Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
But the top two candidates who may fill the District 2 Oakland City Council seat — which spans Chinatown, Jack London Square and areas near Lake Merritt, including the Eastlake and San Antonio neighborhoods — appear locked in a dead heat.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Dead heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20heat. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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