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nowhere near

Idioms  
  1. see under not anything like.


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Even if the RedHawks receive a bid, they’ll be nowhere near the top line.

From The Wall Street Journal

To the Jazz, who are nowhere near the playoff race but right in the mix for the first overall draft pick, this presented a problem.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Even when situations are nowhere near that scale, the symbolism remains powerful."

From BBC

Moreover, labor participation is nowhere near the best on record.

From Barron's

Westside on the other hand has doubled its store count, with revenue growing three-fold - but the pace of growth is nowhere near comparable.

From BBC