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Meanings of be almost in English

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Usage of be almost in English
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Future increases will have to be almost entirely new money, he said.
The Guardian
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But this year it might be almost as good, writes Marc Coleman.
The Irish Times
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A pity, really; more training and experience and she'd be almost undetectable.
Return of the Crimson Guard
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Without weapons or restraints, it would be almost impossible to contain him.
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
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Goto said the results would be almost in line with Friday's forecast.
Reuters
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The instability created in U.S. markets would be almost impossible to fathom.
Storm Front
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A personal collision she saw to be almost inevitable in this event.
After the Storm
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They would be almost healed by the time school started next week.
Happiness key
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He appeared to be almost exactly the same age as James himself.
James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
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Why, the sea in bad weather must be almost in upon her.
Erema; Or, My Father's Sin
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The flight itself will be almost entirely the concern of the engineers.
The new yorker
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THE question is almost impossible to answer: why is Winx so good?
News.com.au
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The first 40 minutes, indeed, was almost without value from either side.
The Guardian
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There are plenty of fish in the sea: This is almost true.
The Irish Times
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The ready-to-wear clothes industry, New York's major industry, is almost exclusively Jewish.
Hermit in paris: autobiographical writings
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Scientists believe the cases are almost certainly linked to the mosquito-borne virus.
Reuters
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