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What does close-run mean?

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Adjective
  1. Hotly contested; won or achieved only by a small margin.
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The media can still play a decisive role, however, especially in close-run elections or congressional votes.
After that I hated him more than I hated her, but it was a close-run thing.
In a close-run race, he finished second and claimed a world record for the number of miles sailed by a monohull boat in 24 hours.
He predicted a close-run contest, which had consequently attracted the attention of the national media.
It's down to who performs on the day, and it's going to be a close-run thing, I think.
So the contest between fear of nuclear weapons and fear of chemical or biological weapons could be a close-run thing.

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