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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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After Juventus dropped two points at home to Lazio on Sunday they sit fourth on 46 points with Roma now on level pegging, with 14 matches to go.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

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

South Africa 22-22 Japan Goromaru makes no mistake, and they’re level pegging again, with precisely 20 minutes to play.

From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 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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