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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost compulsory" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is not strictly required but is highly recommended or expected in a particular context.
Example: "In our organization, attending the weekly meetings is almost compulsory for all team members to ensure effective communication."
Alternatives: "nearly mandatory" or "practically required".
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At supermarkets, impulse purchases have become almost compulsory.
While such atmospherics are almost compulsory, they're also sad.
At this time of year, wearing poppies is almost compulsory for anyone in public life.
For athletes – and indeed all sports stars – long hair was almost compulsory in the mid-1970s.
"It's almost compulsory to have girlfriends when you're … " He pauses again.
Some themes, about which one supposedly cannot talk, seem to be almost compulsory.
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Graduate training overwhelmingly concentrates on research techniques; courses in writing for historians are rare and almost never compulsory.
Lynette Ong of the University of Toronto says almost all compulsory relocations involve gangs or secret societies, often hired by local governments to push farmers out.
However, thanks to the Albania Reads initiative, the situation has improved during the last 3 years due to the libraries provided to the almost all compulsory schools.
In France, even if pre-school attendance is not compulsory, almost 100% of children aged 3 to 6 years attend pre-school ("écoles maternelles").
Primary education is free, compulsory, and almost entirely religious denominational.
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