come close to
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Alphabet, shares of which are up roughly 25% this year, has recently come close to hitting a $5 trillion valuation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The men did not come close to the animals, and were quickly apprehended by zoo officials, said an official at Ichikawa Police who spoke with AFP on a traditional condition of anonymity.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
The study’s authors found that ChatGPT doesn’t even come close to matching the predictive accuracy of a low-tech model that has been around for years.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Ding didn’t come close to Holzhauer’s prize haul of almost $2.5 million, unfortunately, amassing only $882,605 over his six-week streak.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
No Washington coach had ever even come close to going to the Olympics.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
