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near miss [′nir ′mis]

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The strike of an explosive missile, especially of an aerial bomb, near but not on the object of attack, and usually close enough to cause effective damage.

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No references found			The report noted the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) of Valley''s training group expressed concern that the near-miss nearly went unreported due to "cultural issues" surrounding the reporting of such incidents. RAF Valley jets in 9-metre near miss; Disaster only averted by good ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Using fMIRI, the team found that the same brain areas activate with a near-miss as with a win. For gamblers, almost counts: near-misses activate the same brain ... by Sanders, Laura / Science News I've been a punter for 30-odd years and can tell you that an agonising near-miss does indeed get the juices flowing, especially if it's someone else's. RESULT!: FORGET THE SUCCESSES. . A MISS IS AS GOOD AS A SMILE; IN ... by The Mirror (London, England)			neap tide Neapolis Neapolitan Neapolitan Apennines Neapolitan Song neaps Near East Near Eastern religions near field near field optics Near Islands near miss near point near pointer near ring near stars near wilt near-death experience near-earth object near-end crosstalk near-field noise near-field scanning optical microscope near-field scanning optical microscopy near-infrared radiation near-infrared spectrophotometry Near-miss near-sighted near-ultraviolet radiation Nearchus Nearctic fauna Nearctic Region Nearctic zoogeographic region nearest approach nearest neighbors Neariah nearline nearly free electron method nearly isometric spaces nearshore nearshore circulation nearshore current system nearside nearsightedness nearthrosis neat neat cement neat cement grout neat cement paste NEAT chipset neat gypsum plaster neat hack			Near-field optics Near-Field Optics Imaging Near-field probe Near-Field Recording Near-Field Scanner Near-Field Scanning Microscope Near-Field Scanning Microwave Microscope Near-field scanning optical microscope Near-field scanning optical microscopy Near-field scanning optical microscopy Near-Field to Far-Field Transformation NEAR-GOOS Near-Identity Transformation Near-infrared Near-infrared Near-infrared Near-infrared Near-Infrared Light Therapy Near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer near-infrared radiation near-infrared radiation near-infrared radiation Near-Infrared Reflectance Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy near-infrared spectrophotometry Near-Isogenic Line Near-legged near-market research Near-Me Area Network Near-Millimeter Wave Near-miss Near-Miss Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Near-Money Near-Money Near-Natural Language near-real-time accountancy near-real-time dissemination near-red radiation Near-Resonance Decoupling Approach near-side Near-sighted Near-sighted Near-sighted Near-sightedness Near-sightedness Near-sightedness Near-Surface Air Temperature Near-Surface Geophysics Section near-surface mounted Near-Surface Ocean Thermal Structure Near-Surface Test Facility near-term near-term near-term Near-Term Deployment Group Near-Term Fix Near-Term Hybrid Vehicle Near-Term Improvement in Materiel Asset Reporting Near-Term Improvement Program Near-term Mine Reconnaissance System Near-term Mobile Radio Access Unit Enhancement

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