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Discover LudwigThe phrase "barely crossing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something is just managing to pass a threshold or standard, often with difficulty.
Example: "The athlete was barely crossing the finish line, exhausted and struggling to maintain her pace."
Alternatives: "just managing to cross" or "only just passing".
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A day after barely crossing paths with Gov. George W. Bush on his New York visit, Representative Rick A. Lazio said today that he had not tried to distance himself from the Republican presidential candidate.
CBS's star: the terrific new EyeVision, a robotically controlled system of 33 cameras that created panoramic replays, including a phenomenal rotating view of Jamal Lewis barely crossing the goal line, where he lost the ball but was credited with the touchdown that put Baltimore ahead, 30-7.
Whether we're traveling around the world or barely crossing a border, there is good to be done everywhere we go.
As observed frequently and to be shown later, EPSPs barely crossing the spike threshold of the neuron result in less reliable and less precise spikes than strong EPSPs with fast rise times.
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Now he can barely cross the street without causing uproar.
It was so intense at times that she could barely cross the Bay Bridge to San Francisco.
We'd barely crossed the threshold before our two boys ran off upstairs to explore.
He barely crossed the halfway line but he pulled every string.
Disney's John Carter continued its miserable trajectory in the second weekend and has barely crossed $53m.
By contrast, Mr. Lazio and Mr. Bush barely crossed paths today.
Sauer got Thomas to challenge him, then scored from a poor angle on a shot that barely crossed the goal line.
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