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
There have been so many near misses since Livingstone pummeled a 100 against Pakistan in 2021 off 42 balls at Nottingham (a game where England came up short).
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Yet since then, summer-child-care policy has been marked by a succession of near misses, half efforts, and false starts.
—Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2024
In fact, since the nuclear age began, there have been an alarmingly high number of nuclear near misses—accidents or miscalculations that almost led to a nuclear detonation or nuclear war.
—Nina Tannenwald, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
Detractors said the near miss in 2022-23 was a one-off and that the Gunners had overachieved.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Yet since then, summer-child-care policy has been marked by a succession of near misses, half efforts, and false starts.
—Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2024
In fact, since the nuclear age began, there have been an alarmingly high number of nuclear near misses—accidents or miscalculations that almost led to a nuclear detonation or nuclear war.
—Nina Tannenwald, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
Detractors said the near miss in 2022-23 was a one-off and that the Gunners had overachieved.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Near miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/near%20miss. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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