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Meanings of close call in inglés

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Something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin.

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Usage of close call in inglés
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Analysts have said the decision is likely to be a close call.
The Irish Times
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The decision to pass on the case was not a close call.
First degree
3
If it is a close call, Roberts could cast the deciding vote.
Reuters
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Shrugging them off, Smith dismissed the very close call with one word:
Blind descent: the quest to discover the deepest place on earth
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But it will be a close call with inflation on the rise.
Reuters
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Detectives just told me you had a close call the other night.
Heat Wave
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Meanwhile, Artoo stood somewhat dazed by the shock of his close call.
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
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I looked up at Mal, my heart racing from the close call.
Shadow and Bone
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But the close call in Milan could not be so easily dismissed.
Map of bones
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O, we came out all right, but it was a close call.
Peck's Bad Boy with the Cowboys
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She breathed deeply at the close call, then looked around for Jondalar.
The Plains of Passage
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The reaction to the close call might not come till hours later.
Slingshot
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He'll get well now, I think, but he had a close call.
Ted Strong in Montana / Or, With Lariat and Spur
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I don't think so, but he certainly has had a close call.
The Rover Boys in Business; Or, The Search for the Missing Bonds
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Another close call with some part of the truck tagging a branch.
Crazy for the storm: a memoir of survival
16
Image: NASA The third Saturn V close call saw the return of pogo.
Wired
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