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Twice Simeone has gone within a whisker of winning the Champions League.
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Last month, the rate was within a whisker of triggering the Sahm Rule again, but the December unemployment decline moved it away from danger.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Trump's post likely is due to the fact that Kamala Harris came within a whisker of winning the presidency through a misfire.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The precious metal continues to appreciate and came within a whisker of $2,790 per ounce earlier on Wednesday.
—Royston Wild, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Last month, the rate was within a whisker of triggering the Sahm Rule again, but the December unemployment decline moved it away from danger.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Trump's post likely is due to the fact that Kamala Harris came within a whisker of winning the presidency through a misfire.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The precious metal continues to appreciate and came within a whisker of $2,790 per ounce earlier on Wednesday.
—Royston Wild, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Within a whisker of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20a%20whisker%20of. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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