spitting distance
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She gets him within spitting distance of Downing Street just in time for her husband to dump her.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
A singer and guitarist who had stood within spitting distance of Mick Jagger at the Rolling Stones show, Brioso said his own band broke up when most of its members emigrated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index is having its longest winning streak in five years and the broader S&P 500 is within spitting distance of an all-time high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Longtime Idahoans might remember a time before the state’s population blew up and brought so many new residents within spitting distance of the Owyhees.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
A charred bundle of hay, still smoldering, leaned at a drunken angle against a pile of rocks, spitting distance from the barn.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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