brush with
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That ended Shearer's brief brush with management and he returned to punditry, spending his weekends travelling between Newcastle and Salford for Match of the Day.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
The firm also advised AMC Entertainment during the movie-theater chain’s near brush with bankruptcy during the height of Covid-19.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Moth swarms so thick they can blot out the stars are fluttering across Australia, heralding a migratory spectacle unseen since the creature's brush with extinction nearly 10 years ago.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
It wasn’t the reality TV star’s first brush with the alleged stalker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
It featured a hummingbear, spitting water into the air, the base black from its brush with the inferno.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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