almost

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A single supermassive black hole can dramatically magnify a background star, but only when the alignment is almost perfect.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

This is why almost every argument against a specific tax proposal is usually just an argument against taxes in general.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

A consular denial, meanwhile, is almost impossible to contest.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

"It was almost like a bomb went off. That's what it felt like for me," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

It was August now, almost a month since they had left home.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios