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The phrase "almost able" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone is close to having the ability to do something but has not quite achieved it yet.
Example: "She was almost able to finish the project on time, but a few unexpected issues arose."
Alternatives: "nearly capable" or "close to being able".
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I was almost able to turn it around.
Australia were almost able to raise a bottle to a famous double.
We hugged the bank, at times almost able to reach out and touch the trees.
4. The finished risotto should be creamy and almost able to be poured.
Spending on liquidity-management systems is rising sharply, with specialists "almost able to name their price", says one banker.
Those who would turn logic on its head were almost able to overturn all of these cherished tenets.
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Almost every able-bodied adult and child took part.
It is physically possible for almost any able-bodied person who properly trains to complete one, and yet many people never do.
Washington, D.C., by contrast, allows almost any able-bodied person with a valid driver's license and clean police record to enter the fleet.
During that time, almost every able-bodied male served.
Richey is almost unrecogniz able these days.
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