minor miracle
noun
: something good that is not very likely to happen but does happen
Doctors described her recovery as a minor miracle.
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For a team that was a half-game out of last place in the West a couple of days before Christmas, just getting back to play-in range this soon represents a minor miracle.
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Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Fans should savour the glamour of intercontinental trips, however, as, barring a minor miracle, Spurs’ fixture list will be significantly less glitzy next term.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Getting anything made is a minor miracle.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
Erling Haaland and Norway will qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Sunday, barring a minor miracle from Italy.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
San Fran gets by with Band-Aids and bailing wire, enough to make 6-4 seem a minor miracle.
—Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
After losses to Colorado State and SDSU — each was gruesome in its own way — Fresno State needs a minor miracle to play for the conference championship.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
That such a festival has maintained its vision, community, and purpose more than a decade after Ebert’s death is a minor miracle.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
Winning at either site would be a minor miracle.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
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Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Fans should savour the glamour of intercontinental trips, however, as, barring a minor miracle, Spurs’ fixture list will be significantly less glitzy next term.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Getting anything made is a minor miracle.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
Erling Haaland and Norway will qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Sunday, barring a minor miracle from Italy.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
San Fran gets by with Band-Aids and bailing wire, enough to make 6-4 seem a minor miracle.
—Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
After losses to Colorado State and SDSU — each was gruesome in its own way — Fresno State needs a minor miracle to play for the conference championship.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
That such a festival has maintained its vision, community, and purpose more than a decade after Ebert’s death is a minor miracle.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
Winning at either site would be a minor miracle.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Minor miracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20miracle. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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