"nose-to-nose" meaning in English

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      "form": "most nose-to-nose",
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          "ref": "1988 April, Popular Mechanics, volume 165, number 4, page 70",
          "text": "Almost indistinguishable from the earlier 115-horse airplane, the new model is designed from the ground up to go nose-to-nose with big-engine, high-performance kit planes.",
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        {
          "ref": "1999 September 14, Ted Gideonsi, The Advocate, number 794, page 34",
          "text": "Several. airlines. offer. domestic-partner. benefits. and. soar. into. a. nose-to-nose. battle. to. prove. which. carrier. can. take. you. higher.",
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          "ref": "2006, Martin Fojt, The Airline Industry, page 11",
          "text": "\"Nose to nose\" describes the ongoing conflict between the two manufacturers over alleged subsidy levels each has received.",
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        "Direct, confrontational."
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  "word": "nose-to-nose"
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          "ref": "1988 April, Popular Mechanics, volume 165, number 4, page 70",
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