as in ties
a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other
the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat
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But a legal case against Moya could expose ties between her party and Mexico’s cartels, kneecapping her domestic standing.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026 -
Many of us have longstanding ties to both the Barn and the Ridgefield community.—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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How to Get Around Montréal's ease and affordability are among its biggest draws for college students, and right now, the favorable exchange rate certainly helps.—
Megan Wallitsch,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
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The researchers found that their T cells—a type of immune cell—in the postlunch blood draws appeared better prepared to fight off infection than their T cells upon waking—in other words, after not eating anything for hours.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Dead heats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead%20heats. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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