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However, only one is off a victory and that’s the race favorite Getaway Car, who won the Sunland Derby by a nose.
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Leading the fundraising pack (by a nose) was the Bank of America Boston Marathon which brought in $71.9 million last April.
—David Hessekiel, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
President-elect Donald Trump praised San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa on Sunday as his team defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a nose.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
The morning-line favorite is Sierra Leone, at 9-5, who lost the Derby to Mystik Dan by a nose.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Leading the fundraising pack (by a nose) was the Bank of America Boston Marathon which brought in $71.9 million last April.
—David Hessekiel, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
President-elect Donald Trump praised San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa on Sunday as his team defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a nose.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
The morning-line favorite is Sierra Leone, at 9-5, who lost the Derby to Mystik Dan by a nose.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
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“By a nose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20a%20nose. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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