as in narrow escape
a barely successful escape from something undesirable
a near miss with death prompted him to give up skydiving
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Recent Examples of near miss
Controllers were required to undergo extra training to address these issues, yet some feared that the exercises did little to address the underlying safety concerns as near misses continued, the two people said.
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Emily Steel, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
In recent years, near misses at Reagan National have occurred on the ground, with plane paths intersecting dangerously on the runway in multiple incidents recorded by the Federal Aviation Administration.
—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
Just two of the most serious type of near miss, in which a collision was narrowly avoided, occurred in 2024, which again was the lowest of the last decade.
—Harry Enten, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
The near misses were often the result of human error by pilots or air traffic controllers.
—Emily Steel, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Emily Steel, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
In recent years, near misses at Reagan National have occurred on the ground, with plane paths intersecting dangerously on the runway in multiple incidents recorded by the Federal Aviation Administration.
—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
Just two of the most serious type of near miss, in which a collision was narrowly avoided, occurred in 2024, which again was the lowest of the last decade.
—Harry Enten, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
The near misses were often the result of human error by pilots or air traffic controllers.
—Emily Steel, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Near miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/near%20miss. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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