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But the near miss didn’t scare her away from medbeds.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

He was walking down an alleyway near the station when he had a near miss with an e-motorbike gang.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

After a 2013 near miss between a helicopter and an airplane in the same location as the January crash, an internal working group recommended that the FAA change a specific helicopter route.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

After the terror of the incident, Ulasewicz said the revelation that his plane was involved in a near miss changed his emotions to anger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025

It seemed such a near miss that suddenly it was important to me to find out more about the old man.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson




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