almost

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Horan said he was "nervous" to be playing his first gig in almost a year and a half - but the audience got him through it.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

"This is not a replacement for trials, but it can move much faster, and that speed matters when a drug goes from niche to mainstream almost overnight."

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

I suspect that almost all of these people are being fantastical, or doing what is sometimes called “lying.”

From Slate • May 24, 2026

That phrase—“light of consciousness”—was mentioned almost a dozen times throughout the prospectus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Long before the sum was raised Father came down with the hepatitis that almost cost his life: during the long stay in the hospital his beard turned snow white.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom