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photo finish
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photo finish
(noun)
photo finish
noun
photo finish
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PHOTO FINISH
[
singular
]
:
a finish in a race in which the racers are so close that the judges have to look at a photograph of the racers crossing the finish line to see who has won
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