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Local Girl Narrowly Averted Disaster Crossword Clue

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99%8Exact Match!
noun

• an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided

58%9Averted or averted
verb

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

• stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

35%9Narrowly avoided disaster
noun

• something that barely avoids failure or disaster

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