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Or even with a single shot, missed by inches.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Three months after Vallow's killing, Boudreaux called 911 to report that someone driving by in a Jeep shot at his vehicle outside his home in Gilbert, Arizona, missing his head by inches.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 25 July 2025
Chapman drove in the game’s first run on a triple that missed being a home run by inches, then scored on a sacrifice fly from Flores.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
Both Scott and Burns made tidy pars, Scott missing a birdie putt by inches.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Three months after Vallow's killing, Boudreaux called 911 to report that someone driving by in a Jeep shot at his vehicle outside his home in Gilbert, Arizona, missing his head by inches.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 25 July 2025
Chapman drove in the game’s first run on a triple that missed being a home run by inches, then scored on a sacrifice fly from Flores.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
Both Scott and Burns made tidy pars, Scott missing a birdie putt by inches.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
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“By inches.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20inches. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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