come close
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Heisenberg, who led the German reactor effort, maintained that the B8 experiment had come close to reaching this milestone.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Actor Will Mellor has come a surprise second in the World Gurning Championships, pipped to the main prize by local man Ged Eccles who had come close but never before won.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
“The message was, ‘We haven’t come close to playing our best baseball yet,’” manager Dave Roberts said after the Dodgers’ 4-1 win over the Reds on Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
“There’s always a cost to action, but it doesn’t come close to the cost of standing still.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
One, the Germans had not come close to building an atomic bomb.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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