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almost

[awl-mohst, awl-mohst] / ˈɔl moʊst, ɔlˈmoʊst /


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The University of Virginia began building a position in SpaceX in 2020 after looking through its managers’ holdings and discovering it had almost no SpaceX, said people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The truth almost assuredly lies in the middle.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Some looked almost identical to the classic “toothpick grooves” of fossil humans, complete with fine parallel scratches and tapering shapes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

She will say it has "become a minefield that exposes almost every significant public decision to legal challenge".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The mom sees me staring and smiles, her quill earrings so long they almost dangle onto the plate.

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




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