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Close call

//kləʊs ˈkɔːl// noun

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  1. 1
    A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided.

    "He had a close call when a truck ran a red light and almost hit him."

  2. 2
    something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin wordnet

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