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Meanings of almost in English

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quase

(Of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but.

      quase
      Usage of almost in English
      1
      Question: Myself and my wife met through work almost 20 years ago.
      The Irish Times
      2
      THE question is almost impossible to answer: why is Winx so good?
      News.com.au
      3
      However, as before mentioned, the result was at first almost exactly opposite.
      The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft
      4
      The last few minutes almost offer a sliver of hope to Europe.
      The Guardian
      5
      Question: I have worked in the same industry for almost 30 years.
      The Irish Times
      6
      Palm oil markets, however, are still down almost 4 percent this year.
      Reuters
      7
      But the New IRA will almost certainly continue its campaign, she said.
      The Guardian
      8
      I was home free, and I would almost certainly remain that way.
      Double Dexter
      9
      It is as good as the sea: in some ways almost better.
      The magician's nephew
      10
      I'd seen almost exactly the same thing happen once before, years ago.
      Turn coat
      11
      Their citizens almost always have the legal right to refuge in Europe.
      The Guardian
      12
      Poultry slaughtering totals almost 900 million a year, the vast majority chickens.
      Reuters
      13
      For once, the French left and right used almost the same words.
      The Irish Times
      14
      The original plan, first agreed almost 15 years ago, comprised five parts.
      The Irish Times
      15
      Future increases will have to be almost entirely new money, he said.
      The Guardian
      16
      Thirty-two years later we are still saying almost ten years, he said.
      Reuters
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