as in head-to-head
in direct confrontation or competition
the underdog team met its more talented opponent head-on and won the hockey game through sheer grit
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What's next: First-quarter earnings season will get into swing next week, which will likely force many executives to address Trump's trade policies head-on.
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Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
Roughly 12 hours earlier, a head-on collision on Interstate 15 in Escondido left two motorists dead.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
The driver then crashed head-on into another CMPD vehicle in the area, CMPD said.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025
Rather than confront poor student outcomes head-on, the union aims to redefine success by emphasizing metrics unrelated to academics, downplaying testing and reviving policies such as social promotion.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
Roughly 12 hours earlier, a head-on collision on Interstate 15 in Escondido left two motorists dead.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
The driver then crashed head-on into another CMPD vehicle in the area, CMPD said.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025
Rather than confront poor student outcomes head-on, the union aims to redefine success by emphasizing metrics unrelated to academics, downplaying testing and reviving policies such as social promotion.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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