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Six Preakness winners won by a nose, 12 won by a head and 10 won by a neck.
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Annie Jennemann, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
Sunday afternoon, the Red Sox avoided disaster by a nose.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 May 2025
Come Derby time, Sierra Leone broke well and wound up finishing second, by a nose, to Mystik Dan.
—Dana O'Neil, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Named 1888 to commemorate the Glunz family heritage of starting a wine shop in Chicago in that year, this cabernet offers a dark ruby/black color followed by a nose of ripe blackberry, plum and allspice.
—Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Annie Jennemann, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
Sunday afternoon, the Red Sox avoided disaster by a nose.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 May 2025
Come Derby time, Sierra Leone broke well and wound up finishing second, by a nose, to Mystik Dan.
—Dana O'Neil, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Cabernet – Big, Dense and Satisfying ($65, 93 points)
Named 1888 to commemorate the Glunz family heritage of starting a wine shop in Chicago in that year, this cabernet offers a dark ruby/black color followed by a nose of ripe blackberry, plum and allspice.
—Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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“By a nose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20a%20nose. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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