almost

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Heaps, looking gaunt and frail in an orange jail shirt and pants, showed almost no reaction as he was sentenced.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

For almost a half-century, the Persian Gulf’s energy infrastructure was treated as untouchable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The average analyst price target for Ford stock is almost $14 a share.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Bank of America’s fund-management survey, published Tuesday, is the most bearish it’s been in almost a year — but perhaps not pessimistic enough to produce an obvious rebound signal.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Before long a steady stream of guests was winding up the narrow staircase to Tante Jans’s rooms where he sat almost lost in a thicket of flowers.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom