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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Now, after a series of near misses and a shocking midair collision in Washington, D.C. that killed 67 people, the pressure is on the Trump administration to address rising public fear over air safety.
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Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The board's investigation found that near misses between helicopters and planes at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) occurred at least monthly between 2011 and 2024.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board found a pattern of near misses between commercial jets and helicopters at Reagan National Airport, following January’s midair collision that killed 67 people.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Still, there’s some uneasiness over whether the industry and federal regulators were adequately responding to warning signs, like reports of near misses at airports.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The board's investigation found that near misses between helicopters and planes at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) occurred at least monthly between 2011 and 2024.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board found a pattern of near misses between commercial jets and helicopters at Reagan National Airport, following January’s midair collision that killed 67 people.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Still, there’s some uneasiness over whether the industry and federal regulators were adequately responding to warning signs, like reports of near misses at airports.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Near miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/near%20miss. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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