come close to

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The men did not come close to the animals, and were quickly apprehended by zoo officials, said an official at Ichikawa Police who spoke with AFP on a traditional condition of anonymity.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

His insurance policy does provide some reimbursement for code upgrades, but he said it won’t come close to the costs the family is facing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

They expect Damai’s full-year profit to come close to the minimum guidance, which would be lower than both consensus and Citi’s estimates of around 853 million yuan and 832 million yuan, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The study’s authors found that ChatGPT doesn’t even come close to matching the predictive accuracy of a low-tech model that has been around for years.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Now, six months later, I hadn’t even come close to finding him.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan