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In recent days, the race between Trump and Harris has seemingly tightened as betting markets – which previously showed Trump as favorite – narrowed, and with pollsters describing it as a 50-50 toss up.
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John Hyatt, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
While the musical remains largely similar to the version that ran at Playwrights Horizons earlier this year, directed again by Sarah Benson and with most of its cast intact, this iteration of Teeth has undergone light orthodontia that has left it tightened and brightened.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Yet Harris’s momentum leveled off, the race tightened and anxieties rose.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
But there are indications that the race between the parties is tightening further.
—The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tighten. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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