whisker
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Both main crude contracts jumped more than one percent Wednesday, with Brent hitting as high as $99.67 and a whisker away from the $100 last touched in July.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Despite coming within a whisker of the semi-finals with Switzerland, Noah Okafor will return to Elland Road fresh, with just one World Cup appearance to his name.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
That put the benchmark just a whisker away from correction territory, and firmly south of its 200-day moving average.
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
Stocks came within a whisker of a new bear market, Treasury yields spiked and the VIX “fear gauge” reached a level not seen since the Covid-19 panic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Clare scrambled forward, stopping with his nose a whisker from Gingersnipes’s.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
“The Wizard of Oz’s” original Cowardly Lion costume stands alone in the center of a room allowing intimate inspection of its whiskers, ringlets and fur.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Of course, the actor goes beyond whiskers to create his roles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
And the whiskers are playing an outsize role in an election where cost-of-living, homelessness and public safety weigh heavily on Californians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Researchers voiced excitement that cat whiskers have a similar kind of material intelligence and stiffness gradient.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
If that was an option, why hadn’t Clare been allowed to keep his ear and eye and whiskers?
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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