almost

Example Sentences

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Ali, a film director who like almost all the Iranians interviewed by AFP did not give his surname, agreed.

From Barron's

Oil futures gained 3.2% on Friday in anticipation of a potential conflict, leaving the benchmark crude price up almost 17% year to date.

From Barron's

But it also advised against operations across almost the entire region, including the whole of Saudi Arabia, and as far down as Oman.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The primary reason is the quality of the care,” said Lane, who told me he refers to himself as 39, “with almost 40 years of additional” time on the clock.

From Los Angeles Times

That so-called squall was enough to fuel inflation in the U.S., with the core PCE price index rising at an annual pace of 5.6% in September 2022, the highest rate in almost 40 years.

From MarketWatch