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under the wire



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This passes, just under the wire, as humor because of the rhyme.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Another combo that I want to sneak in under the wire: Mexican Hot Chocolate Chip Cookies with dulce de leche ice cream.

From Washington Times • Aug. 7, 2023

They rushed to get their transfers in under the wire.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2023

“Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” were highly anticipated films that benefited from publicity campaigns that squeaked under the wire of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2023

At the bottom of the meadow they went under the wire fence.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen




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