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The best player in Serie A in 2024 feels like a toss-up between him and Lookman.
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James Horncastle, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
The Cook Political Report rates the race as a toss-up.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
But in a race that polls showed to be a toss-up, during a year when Israel was at war and antisemitism was exploding, the Jewish vote was the subject of an unusual amount of attention.
—Philip Klein, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
While the women’s WarGames match is genuinely a toss-up as to which side will emerge with a victory, Stratton best fits the bill as a borderline top star who really needs a marquee victory to catapult her to the next level.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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James Horncastle, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
The Cook Political Report rates the race as a toss-up.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
But in a race that polls showed to be a toss-up, during a year when Israel was at war and antisemitism was exploding, the Jewish vote was the subject of an unusual amount of attention.
—Philip Klein, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
While the women’s WarGames match is genuinely a toss-up as to which side will emerge with a victory, Stratton best fits the bill as a borderline top star who really needs a marquee victory to catapult her to the next level.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Toss-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toss-up. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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