too close to call

idiom

: too close to say who will win
The election is still too close to call.

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Follow our live coverage from Republic reporters of Arizona's 2024 election. 8:22 am MT Here are Arizona political races still too close to call Hannah Dreyfus Some of Arizona’s big political races have been called though there are still almost one million votes to be tallied. The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2024 Again: Next Sunday’s Super Bowl, going in, is too close to call. Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025 The Central Valley race between Republican Rep. David Valadao and his Democratic challenger Rudy Salas for California’s 22nd Congressional District was too close to call on election night, with officials continuing to count votes. Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024 The Notre Dame-Penn State affair is almost too close to call. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for too close to call

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“Too close to call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20close%20to%20call. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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