neck-and-neck race

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Lilly and Novo are running a sometimes neck-and-neck race in the lucrative field of GLP-1 medications.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Users of online prediction markets now see this as a neck-and-neck race.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

The flustered star told reporters that she was shocked by the win, which was a neck-and-neck race with fellow nominee Lily Gladstone for “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2024

Polls show a neck-and-neck race between Mr. Peña and Mr. Alegre, with each candidate leading some surveys.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2023

‘Aug. 21st.—Thanks to the Fire-King, he has done for the ancient log-house, though next time he mounts his “hot-copper filly,” I do not desire a second neck-and-neck race with him. 

From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Yonge, Charlotte Mary