near miss
Example Sentences
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Metropolitan Diary: A sneeze, an open window and a near miss below.
From New York Times
No sector of transportation in America has suffered more under the Biden administration than air travel, with a 77% spike in “near misses” between airplanes, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
From Washington Times
News of several runway near misses didn’t help, either.
From Washington Post
The aborted Mesa Airlines landing was the latest in a string of errors involving U.S. flights and airports that have led to near misses between planes and left passengers holding their breath.
From Los Angeles Times
In this case, though, researchers were interested in near misses, not collisions.
From Scientific American
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