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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost 50" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when approximating a number that is close to 50 but not quite there.
Example: "The population of the town is almost 50, which is a significant decrease from last year."
Alternatives: "nearly 50" or "about 50."
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There were almost 50 vendors.
Almost 50 parents attended.
Almost 50 serving politicians are under investigation.
He's painfully thin – he's almost 50, now.
Eventually I lost almost 50 pounds.
Romney has visited almost 50 times this year alone.
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Almost 50,000 of them live here in the UK.
Almost £50 for a replica shirt?
Almost 50,000 Hungarians live in Cluj-Napoca.
Or even to that almost 50-year-old Star Trekepisode.
In total, almost 50,000 men were affected.
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