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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost double the sum" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing quantities or amounts that are nearly twice the total of something.
Example: "The new budget proposal is almost double the sum we allocated last year for the project."
Alternatives: "nearly twice the total" or "close to double the amount".
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The business advisory firm Deloitte said the total was almost double the sum spent by clubs in Spain's La Liga this summer.
Universal's operating income (net before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) should exceed $700 million this year, almost double the sum in 1995; PolyGram's operating income could come in at $1 billion, almost double the level when Seagram bought it in 1998.
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Demand was almost double the amount sold.
It issued 254,329, almost double the 1990 figure.
Its national debt is almost double the permitted limit.
This is almost double the 230 in the pipeline two years ago.
That was almost double the 79 who died in 2001.
That is almost double the normal rate of birth defects.
Sales rose 1.3percentt in January, almost double the previous estimate.
have almost double the punch of winds of 100 m.p.h.
That's almost double the cash!
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Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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