brush with

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Historic freezes in 1894 and 1895 nearly eradicated the industry, its first and last real brush with old-world calamity.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

But that’s not what SoCal locals found in their first real brush with ticket access over the past week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

But Milton, who denied he committed any fraud at Nikola and said he was falsely charged, said his close brush with prison left him stronger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

His first brush with the law dated back to 1974 when he released his famous album "Zombie", generally considered by the military authorities in power as a diatribe levelled at them.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Ellsberg took out his camera to document his brush with death.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin