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straight fight

British  

noun

  1. a contest between two candidates only

"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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In recent days this had been seen by some MPs as a straight fight between Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, and Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

The 31-year-old Russian won his 11th straight fight with an arm triangle choke at 3:17 of Round 2 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

From Seattle Times Oct. 22, 2022

Manchester City have been Premier League champions four of the past five seasons and I expect another straight fight with Liverpool to end with them on top again.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2022

Red Bull had chosen to bring Verstappen in on lap 40 for his final pitstop, taking the hard tyres for a 16-lap straight fight for victory.

From The Guardian Mar. 28, 2021

Piper knew she couldn’t win a straight fight against Khione and two winged guys with swords.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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