almost

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The executives came back in the morning with a lengthy slide deck, and spent almost four hours discussing their plans with senior Pentagon officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The tariff surprise sent shares of air conditioning companies Carrier Global and Lennox International down almost 10% and 7%, respectively.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Rather, it points to the same conclusion that held for almost the first hundred years of the nation—that the federal government may raise an army, but it may not force anyone to serve in it.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

The IRS has received almost 100 million returns so far.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

That was almost enough to rob his tongue of the sweetness of the frybread—it had almost robbed him of Harry.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith