as in head-to-head
in direct confrontation or competition
mom-and-pop grocery stores are usually wildly outmatched when they go toe-to-toe with large chain stores
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The head-to-head record heavily favors Portugal, who have 7 wins in 11 meetings.
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The most tantalizing head-to-head in this half of the draw is still the potential quarterfinal between Gauff and Jessica Pegula.
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Volvo shared some new crash footage with Popular Science, showing how their design choices protect drivers even during head-on moose collisions.
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On a new episode of Call Her Daddy, Wilde digs in, addressing many of those controversies head-on while eliding others.
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Revolut believes that coming into the office and having that face-to-face experience is critical to the development of its budding professionals.
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The movie was featured this past weekend at Prime Video’s all-day inaugural immersive event Obsessed Fest which brought fans face-to-face with the stars, creators and worlds behind the most buzzworthy YA, romance and book adaptation titles.
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