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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a tight race between" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a competitive situation where two or more entities are closely matched in performance or results, often in the context of elections, sports, or contests.
Example: "The election turned out to be a tight race between the two candidates, with only a few votes separating them."
Alternatives: "a close competition between" or "a narrow contest between".
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P.R.: Who's second is a tight race between gay men and straight women.
There was a tight race between two Republicans for lieutenant governor; one of them won.
It remains a tight race between the two, but Chrome has had the lead lately in features and performance.
I assumed that history would repeat itself for the candidates who had run previously: there would be a tight race between Garcia and Flores, similar to 2001.
Early exit numbers showed a tight race between Ohio governor John Kasich, Texas senator Ted Cruz, Florida senator Marco Rubio and former Florida governor Jeb Bush.
While Marc indeed stayed to vote for Obama, ensuring the former Illinois senator a second term, it was a tight race between toughing it out and going home.
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One of the most closely watched cases is here in Pennsylvania, where polls show a tight race shaping up between Mr. Obama and Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor.
The lead is enormous by New Hampshire standards, where most polling has shown a relatively tight race between Sanders and Clinton.
Mexico's presidential election Sunday will determine the outcome of a very tight race between Francisco Labastida, of the governing Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, and his center-right rival, Vicente Fox.
"People know that it's a very tight race between me as the Labour parliamentary candidate and the current Conservative MP, and people know that every vote is going to count".
And in the 8th District, Patrick Murray won a tight race over Matthew Berry in a battle between two Republican newcomers.
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