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by a narrow margin

Is this expression used only for political events such as elections or debates?

'He passed the exam by a narrow margin; the pass mark was 75 and he scored 73.'

Does this work? Thank you.

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Re: by a narrow margin

Yes, it works- it's not only elections.

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