close call

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Another blinder of a start on lap one and great wheel to wheel battling throughout, with some quite close call action with Hamilton.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Some signaled they saw the move as a close call, and a few nonvoting presidents indicated they would have also opposed it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Chair Jerome Powell will say it was a close call, but markets are correct in expecting a cut.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

The Fed’s decision could still be a close call, however, based on the public comments of top officials showing a deep divide over what to do next.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

He had that one close call himself, of which he never spoke.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee