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near miss

Or near-miss

noun

a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
an instance of two vehicles, aircraft, etc., narrowly avoiding a collision.
something that falls narrowly short of its object or of success.
an interesting movie, but a near miss.

near miss

noun

a bomb, shell, etc, that does not exactly hit the target
any attempt or shot that just fails to be successful
an incident in which two vehicles narrowly avoid collision

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Idioms and Phrases

A narrowly avoided mishap; also, an attempt that falls just short of success. For example, It was a near miss for that truck, since the driver had crossed the center strip into on-coming traffic, or Her horse kept having a near miss in every race, so she decided to sell it. This expression originated during World War II, when it signified a bomb exploding in the water near enough to a ship to damage its hull. Soon afterward it acquired its present meanings.

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The inquiry also heard about a number of failings or near misses in the way security, police, paramedics and the media responded to the attack.

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Paddle UK has also developed an incident reporting system to centrally collect data on incidents and near misses.

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�� his supporters had forgotten - understandably given the scar tissue they also had developed from his myriad near misses - was a very different McIlroy had emerged at Augusta National this week.

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But McIlroy has had a bunch of near misses at Augusta and a tumultuous relationship with the place, including total collapse in 2011 and seven top-10 finishes in the past decade.

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This incident follows a number of recent plane crashes and near misses that have caught the attention of the US public after President Donald Trump had encouraged his cabinet to make cuts to federal agencies.

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