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The ball missed Ronan Wynne’s head by inches before falling to an open Elie Kisoka for a nice one-touch goal with 13 seconds to play.
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Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
For an election that will be decided by inches and in which, according to Pew Research, 17% of U.S. adults own crypto, Democrats have let Trump come in and claim the issue as his own.
—Laura Shin, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
Kraft caught the pass in the left flat, rumbled to the endzone and broke the plane by inches before his elbow hit the ground.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
The game ended in frustrating manner as Trinity Rodman, the game’s standout player for the US, took one last shot from outside the box and missed the top corner by inches.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 16 July 2024
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Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
For an election that will be decided by inches and in which, according to Pew Research, 17% of U.S. adults own crypto, Democrats have let Trump come in and claim the issue as his own.
—Laura Shin, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
Kraft caught the pass in the left flat, rumbled to the endzone and broke the plane by inches before his elbow hit the ground.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
The game ended in frustrating manner as Trinity Rodman, the game’s standout player for the US, took one last shot from outside the box and missed the top corner by inches.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 16 July 2024
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“By inches.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20inches. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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