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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actually nearly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a sense of reality or truthfulness while also indicating that something is close to a certain state or condition, but not quite there.
Example: "The project is actually nearly complete, just a few final touches are needed."
Alternatives: "truly almost" or "really close to".
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The iPad actually nearly started outselling Macs right out of the gates in terms of actual units (which did happen last quarter).
It is actually nearly 70 miles on average.
They like to think there are real facts when, actually, nearly everything can be contested.
And these percentages were actually nearly the same for men and women.
It turned out HBOS was actually nearly insolvent (the losses it has announced since are equivalent to three-quarters of its core capital then).
And in the second quarter of this year, company write-offs were actually nearly $10 billion greater than the amount consumers paid down.
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So consider this: News Corp has been making billions in Australia virtually tax-free, and the Australian Tax Office actually paid nearly $900 million to News Corp.
He keeps joking about how toxic his product is, but it doesn't actually taste nearly as bad as seemed keen for me to believe.
"It was a $29 million deal that actually cost nearly $80 million.
They are low-key, subtle and understated to the point of actually very nearly being asleep.
While his K and BB rates actually remained nearly identical from his 2010 season Jimenez's E.R.A. jumped from 2.88 to 4.68.
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