When the bus swerved to miss a cat, the driver said, "That was a close one!"
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Swerved
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When the bus swerved to miss a cat, the driver said, "That was close."
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When the bus swerved to miss a cat, the driver said, "That was a close call."
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She swerved to avoid hitting a tarantula as big as a catcher's mitt in the middle of the road.
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