by a whisker
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Reform won the first one in Runcorn and Helsby in Cheshire last May, beating Labour by a whisker.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
With a runner on second and none out in the second inning, second baseman Edman knocked down a hot smash from Mickey Moniak, scooped up the ball and threw him out by a whisker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
Simon Brew, who has covered this subject extensively for the website Den of Geek, counted 35 writers who worked on “The Flintstones,” besting “Catwoman’s” team of 28 by a whisker.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2023
They tried it last year and it failed by a whisker, so now they're setting things up to pull it off in 2024.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2021
Sirius IV got in first by a whisker, it seems, but Aldebaran II was so close a second that it was a photo finish, and all the channels have been jammed ever since.
From The Vortex Blaster by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith
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