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level pegging

British  

noun

  1. equality between two contestants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (of two contestants) equal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Giovane levelled for Verona on 40 minutes and the sides went back to the dressing rooms on level pegging at 1-1.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025

The fall to 3.9% in November puts the UK on level pegging with France - but ahead of the EU's average rate of 3.1% and the US's 2.1%.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2023

On the resumption with the sun shining at the west London club it was level pegging until 4-4 when Kyrgios served two double-faults to gift Raonic a break.

From Reuters ● Jun. 15, 2016

The one mainstream genre where age seems to be on a more level pegging is the disaster movie.

From The Guardian ● May 27, 2015

He estimated that the situation is about "level pegging" between the Russians on one side, the British and Americans on the other.

From Time Magazine Archive

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