narrowly

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Appeared in the December 11, 2025, print edition as 'Oracle Results Narrowly Miss Mark'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Narrowly, that debate is just the latest iteration of a longstanding question about whether Europe should emphasize expanding its membership or the deeper integration of the present EU.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2024

Narrowly defeated by Humza Yousaf, she turned down a move to the rural affairs brief and remains on the backbenches.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2023

Narrowly edging out the fourth-week sales of “Certified Lover Boy,” by the chart juggernaut Drake, “Sincerely, Kentrell” ended its first week with 137,000 in total units.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2021

Narrowly he eyed the trussed girders of the silver towers which supported the great ring, muttering to himself.

From Astounding Stories, July, 1931 by Various