Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in the closest 3-horse photo finish since 1947From the headline of this article at the Associated Press.
上記の文で、photo finishの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "photo finish" mean?
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解答
意味：英辞郎によると、
写真判定（が必要な際どい勝負）なお、実際の写真判定がなくても、僅差の勝負をa photo finishということがあります。（下記例文参照）
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:
- a race or finish in which contestants are so close that a photograph of them as they cross the finish line has to be examined to determine the winner
- a close contest
Examples
- But as the tallies were counted, official results reflected a photo finish — in part because of the extraordinary inroads made by the far right. —Catarina Fernandes Martins, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
- What followed was a nit-picking, photo finish of a taste test. —Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 Nov. 2023
- Scientists behind the project say the reactor could come online by early 2026, setting up a photo finish with Commonwealth to be the first to launch a working fusion reactor. From Singularity Hub
- Santorum wins three states and is battling Romney to a photo finish in Ohio. From The Daily Beast
- Howard Kurtz on what the photo finish means for the Republican race. From The Daily Beast
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