head-to-head
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The second-place candidate will go head-to-head in November with incumbent Bass, a Democratic former congresswoman first elected to lead the second-largest US city in 2022, who has come under fire during her time in office.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
It’s a jungle primary, in which the top two finishers advance to a head-to-head general election this fall.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
In head-to-head matchups with Bass and Raman, Pratt was down by double digits, according to the Berkeley-Times poll released last week.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The first head-to-head trial of Mounjaro and Wegovy found that the former was more effective.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Other eastern colleges soon launched rowing programs, and many of them began to compete against one another in head-to-head regattas.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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