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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Since then, there have been plenty of near misses: Calgary lost to Tampa Bay in seven games in 2004, Edmonton to Carolina in seven in ’06, Ottawa to Anaheim in five in ’07 before the Vancouver and Montreal trips to the final.
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Stephen Whyno, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2024
This felt the most definitive of all the near misses with United players City.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Most of the near misses also came from those teams.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 3 July 2024
For those doing the math at home, that means 17.1% of the 41 runner-ups from 1982-2023 followed up their near misses with an NCAA championship.
—Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 7 June 2024
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Stephen Whyno, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2024
This felt the most definitive of all the near misses with United players City.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Most of the near misses also came from those teams.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 3 July 2024
For those doing the math at home, that means 17.1% of the 41 runner-ups from 1982-2023 followed up their near misses with an NCAA championship.
—Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 7 June 2024
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“Near miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/near%20miss. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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