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The Timberwolves had been a little scrambled for much of the evening, committing 21 turnovers to help the Warriors — playing without their best player in Steph Curry — ahead by a nose for much of the contest.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Six Preakness winners won by a nose, 12 won by a head and 10 won by a neck.
—Annie Jennemann, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
Sunday afternoon, the Red Sox avoided disaster by a nose.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 May 2025
Journalism was saved by the wire by approximately one or perhaps two strides, given the impressive speed at which Baeza was gaining on him, with Baeza finishing in show by a nose.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Six Preakness winners won by a nose, 12 won by a head and 10 won by a neck.
—Annie Jennemann, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
Sunday afternoon, the Red Sox avoided disaster by a nose.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 May 2025
Journalism was saved by the wire by approximately one or perhaps two strides, given the impressive speed at which Baeza was gaining on him, with Baeza finishing in show by a nose.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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“By a nose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20a%20nose. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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