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brush with death

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brush with death
Fig. an instance of nearly dying. After a brush with death, Claire seemed more friendly and outgoing.
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Biden himself had a close brush with death in February 1988, when he was hospitalized for two brain aneurysms.
Biden speaks _ and speaks _ his own mind by CALVIN WOODWARD / AP News
Hammond has built up his popularity immensely since his brush with death in a high-speed crash for Top Gear last year.
Top Gear's James May and Richard Hammond 'turned down' BBC offer by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
His second brush with death came in late 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge.
Ken Dahlberg Aces Life Challenges by BRAD KELLY / Investors Business Daily
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