narrow escape

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Buoyed by that narrow escape, Paul then held to love to go 6-5 up, and suddenly the pressure was all on the 24-year-old from Buenos Aires, playing in his first ATP final.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

For Mr Cook, the experience was "terrifying" and it made him want to get out of Luang Prabang, "although everyone's really friendly here", because it was a constant reminder of his narrow escape.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Hers begins with her family’s narrow escape from an occupied village west of Kyiv in the early days of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

United’s narrow escape sets up a second straight Manchester derby in the final against defending champion Manchester City, which beat Chelsea on Saturday.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024

Of course, Dorothea would probably have written if she’d known about April’s narrow escape, but she hadn’t known.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder