almost

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After one of the largest one-day declines on record Monday, South Korea’s high-flying stock market recouped almost all of those losses Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

And his low conversation ratio from 27 poles is almost entirely down to team failings rather than driver.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Exports of Canadian goods increased 1.6% from the month before to C$75.16 billion, and have jumped almost 25% on a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

As for her mother, “Shyanne is much more performative. She understands the power of presentation and uses fashion almost as armor.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“You almost did! Why did the trashrat send me over here? Were you really in trouble?”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman