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photo finish

noun

Sports.
  1. a finish of a race in which two or more contestants are so close to the finish line that reference to a photograph of the finish is necessary to determine the winner.


photo finish

noun

  1. a finish of a race in which contestants are so close that a photograph is needed to decide the result
  2. any race or competition in which the winners or placed contestants are separated by a very small margin
“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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of photo finish1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Great Britain's Jeremiah Azu sprinted to 60m gold in a dramatic photo finish at the World Athletics Indoor Championships to secure the first global title of his career.

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Knight's Choice has won Australia's famous Melbourne Cup, in a dramatically close race which went to a photo finish.

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The race is where it seemed to be headed at the beginning of the year – a photo finish where either candidate could end up on top.

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Since then, Harris’s campaign has had ups and downs, and is now locked in what is shaping up to be a photo finish next week.

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He beat Jamaica's Kishane Thompson in a dramatic photo finish to edge what has been described as the fastest 100m race in history - with the slowest of the eight finalists clocking an impressive 9.91 seconds.

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