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as in thriller
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as in dead heat
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The photo finish for the men’s 100m final was taken with Omega’s Scan’O'Vision, which was used to determine the winner.
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Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
Their endurance elimination ended in an extremely confusing photo finish, and host TJ Lavin announced that Derrick beat Horacio.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2024
Hector Vivas / Getty Images The race was so close that even the commentators nearly called the wrong winner before the photo finish, which showed Lyles first to lean over the finish line even as others managed to step over it before him.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2024
The stakes couldn’t be higher in a race that shows ample signs of a photo finish on Nov. 5.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2024
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Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
Their endurance elimination ended in an extremely confusing photo finish, and host TJ Lavin announced that Derrick beat Horacio.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2024
Hector Vivas / Getty Images The race was so close that even the commentators nearly called the wrong winner before the photo finish, which showed Lyles first to lean over the finish line even as others managed to step over it before him.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2024
The stakes couldn’t be higher in a race that shows ample signs of a photo finish on Nov. 5.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2024
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Though Best Actress contender Demi Moore has seemed like the best chance the Mubi release has at an Oscar nomination, the body horror thriller only received EFA noms for European Film and Screenplay.Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
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Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe’s serial killer thriller Longlegs is going for Oscar gold and other awards season accolades.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Harris has a single-digit lead over Trump in four recent national polls, though three other surveys have the presidential candidates in a dead heat.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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With both candidates locked in a dead heat, trying to predict the winner and where markets will go is really like flipping a coin.Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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The industry pioneer bought rubber plantations, timberland, and coal and iron ore mines to reduce costs, boost efficiency and streamline Ford Motor's supply chain.Joann Muller, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Likewise Antoni Miralda’s Have a Good Year armchair, made with repurposed rubber tires.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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After the White Sox won in a rout in Game 1, the Dodgers’ pitching took over, with the White Sox winning a 1-0 Game 5 squeaker with the only run coming on a double play grounder against Sandy Koufax.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Hence the range of potential outcomes stretches from a Harris sweep to state-by-state squeakers to a Trump landslide.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 26 Oct. 2024
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Payne’s sudden death led to an outpouring of tributes from fans and fellow artists.Conor Murray, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Her sudden death, at 39, just a few weeks after the album’s recording, tempts a retrospective reading of ((world war)).Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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Directed by Nelicia Low, the suspenser follows a young fencer struggling with keeping his secret crush on a fellow fencer from his homophobic mother.Vivienne Chow, Variety, 17 May 2022
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On the other hand, the story introduces fictional characters and elements that give it the air of a suspenser, exactly the sort for which Harris is so popular.Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2022
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In heavy rains, the city on the hill cannot store all the storm runoff and sewage that flows toward an oceanside treatment plant in a single old pipe, so some heads out to sea.Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Sandu narrowly won a second presidential term in Sunday’s runoff vote, beating former prosecutor Alexandr Stoianoglu.Clare Sebastian, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Still, the presidential race is expected to the biggest nail-biter and the one where results could take the longest (as long as Richmond's mayoral election doesn't head to a runoff).Erin Doherty, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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This holiday season may be a nail-biter for some retailers.Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Photo finish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo%20finish. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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