nowhere near
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Publishing exec Jenny is well off, but nowhere near as wealthy as Marissa, who owns an accounting firm.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
"I was nowhere near ready to play or anywhere near where I am now as a person and a cricketer," Robinson said of missing the Ashes.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Maybe the most valuable thing Brunson ever did for the Knicks, though, happened nowhere near the basketball court.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
GDP growth came in at a robust 2.0 percent last quarter, unemployment is steady, the stock market is booming, and inflation -- while high -- is nowhere near its pandemic peak.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Dude must’a been twenty years old, dressed like that, and it wasn’t nowhere near Halloween.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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