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Yet in response to these problems, policymakers often narrowly focus on lowering the prices that insurers pay — without any guarantee that patients would actually see savings or better coverage.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Ian Evatt led them back to the third tier and a pathway to the second could have followed in 2024, having narrowly missed out on automatic promotion to the Championship.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The magma traveled from more than 20 kilometers beneath Earth's surface before stopping just 1.6 kilometers below the island, narrowly avoiding an eruption.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Cayetano said he gave Dela Rosa a ride to the Senate on Monday, where the former police chief narrowly evaded arrest by government agents who chased him up the stairs.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

After narrowly escaping the flames the night before, Joseph Chamberlin had gone to the North Division to watch the fire there.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy