photo finish
Example Sentences
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When it comes to picking the best S&P 500 index fund, the results are bound to be a photo finish.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
So it likely comes down to these two, and the stakes are chillingly high for such a photo finish.
From Slate • Mar. 23, 2026
Their ticket purchases pushed “Iron Lung” into a photo finish for No. 1 against “Send Help,” a strongly marketed release from Disney’s 20th Century Studios.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
In a photo finish for the NL’s final wild card berth, all the Reds needed was a win against the Milwaukee Brewers, or a Mets loss.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2025
It was the first time in his ten-year career that he had been beaten in a photo finish of a stakes race.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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