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And the Russell 2000, made up of smaller businesses, which are typically more exposed to shifting economic winds, has fallen a stunning 18.4% from a high hit just after the election, which was within a whisker of its all-time record.
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David Goldman, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
This same Hemingway typewriter apparently went within a whisker of becoming the most valuable of all time when Angelina Jolie put an $11,000 deposit on it at a $250,000 sale price, then changed her mind.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
That 2022-23 season was split in two by the World Cup in the November and December, but Mbappe seemed to take the convoluted campaign in his stride, scoring eight goals to carry France to within a whisker of back-to-back glory in Qatar and then returning to propel PSG to yet another Ligue 1 title.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
After yo-yoing between the top two divisions for the best part of two decades, Caen came within a whisker of relegation to the third flight in the 2020-21 season.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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David Goldman, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
This same Hemingway typewriter apparently went within a whisker of becoming the most valuable of all time when Angelina Jolie put an $11,000 deposit on it at a $250,000 sale price, then changed her mind.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
That 2022-23 season was split in two by the World Cup in the November and December, but Mbappe seemed to take the convoluted campaign in his stride, scoring eight goals to carry France to within a whisker of back-to-back glory in Qatar and then returning to propel PSG to yet another Ligue 1 title.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
After yo-yoing between the top two divisions for the best part of two decades, Caen came within a whisker of relegation to the third flight in the 2020-21 season.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Within a whisker of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20a%20whisker%20of. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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