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narrow escape
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a barely successful escape from something undesirable
- The fallen hiker had a narrow escape from death when someone spotted him in need of help.
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“Narrow escape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrow%20escape. Accessed 2 Nov. 2022.
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