close calls

plural of close call
as in narrow escapes
a barely successful escape from something undesirable the doctor said I'd had a close call, and was lucky to be alive

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Recent Examples of close calls Honeywell started developing the SURF-A system in 2020 when the aviation industry noticed more close calls happening on runways. Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025 The preliminary report does not assign blame or determine the cause of the close calls, details which will be included in a final report, which often takes a year to complete. Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025 Tommy Fleetwood has yet to win on the PGA Tour in his career, despite several close calls. Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2025 Fatal accidents, crash landings and close calls are part of North Perry’s history, with 41 major incidents in the past five years. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025 Will a dozen close calls end in spectacular triumph? Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Close calls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close%20calls. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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