almost

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Flights booked three weeks in advance also became more expensive across almost every airline, according to the analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

“When I sit down to read a small hardcover, it almost feels like I’m reading a journal,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Although it was the second biggest stadium in the Premier League and its 62,500 capacity is almost double the next largest grounds in the Championship, many feel it is soulless.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

As cautious as I was, I eventually began to feel almost obligated to ask my golfing friend about his services simply because we had spent so much time together.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

I was angry back at her, hysterical almost, saying all manner of things I should not have said, about Papi going off and leaving us, about how parents always ruin the lives of their children.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo