Historical clue formulations

• Barely winning, say — 2026-06-11
• Standing at 6-5, say? — 2024-04-23
• A point ahead — 2023-09-07
• Slightly leading — 2023-03-31
• Ahead by a run — 2022-01-26
• Leading by a single point — 2019-06-04
• Slightly ahead — 2019-03-26
• Barely ahead, scorewise — 2018-04-15
• Barely leading — 2018-01-24
• Barely ahead — 2017-11-21
• Winning, but barely — 2017-11-04
• Slightly ahead — 2014-08-30
• Barely ahead — 2014-01-19
• Slightly leading in score — 2013-11-11
• Marginally ahead — 2013-07-18
• Winning by a small margin — 2012-10-28
• Slightly ahead — 2010-06-16
• Ahead, but barely — 2010-03-28
• Slightly ahead — 2008-10-02
• Ahead by a point — 2008-06-23
• Barely ahead — 2006-01-04
• Barely winning — 1999-08-28