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The phrase "almost contributed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that someone nearly made a contribution but did not fully do so.
Example: "She almost contributed to the project, but her schedule was too tight to allow for her involvement."
Alternatives: "nearly contributed" or "was close to contributing".
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Then the US substitute, Ali Krieger, almost contributed a dramatic volleyed own goal that would have made for a nightmarish Olympic debut at the age of 32.
However, he almost contributed one of those rare but unfortunate big-game gaffes of his when Figo's cross bounced off him and into Tiago's path - then bobbled fortuitously into Paul Robinson's hands.
Romelu Lukaku came on for the ineffective Torres and the Belgian almost contributed to a Chelsea third, but fellow substitute Andre Schurrle chipped over the advancing McGregor, narrowly clearing the bar.
A cost sheet from an ABE fermentation plant using corn indicated that the substrate price accounted for up to 79% of the overall production cost, while energy cost consumed in product distillation almost contributed the rest 14% of the entire cost [3].
The American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan almost contributed to the production of Homogenic, but were unable to due to their production on the album Wu-Tang Forever, which had taken longer than planned.
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That way almost everyone contributes, and almost everyone gets help when they most need it.
Polley needn't have worried about legacy – if nothing else, he almost certainly contributed to the obesity epidemic.
Clearing almost certainly contributed to Bear's extraordinary results up 68% in its most recent quarter, ended December.
Led by Allan Houston's 24 points, almost everybody contributed to improving the Knicks' record to 3-1.
The growth of internships has almost certainly contributed to the narrowing class composition of many professions, not least newspaper journalism.
It almost certainly contributed to the rising numbers of middle-class voters who backed the incumbent governments of Indonesia and India.
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