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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost exactly was" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is unclear and contradictory, as "almost" and "exactly" suggest opposing ideas.
Example: "The answer was almost exactly what I expected, but there were some differences."
Alternatives: "nearly the same as" or "close to being".
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Who that granular rasp recalled, almost exactly, was Howlin' Wolf.
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This number is almost exactly what was observed.
This is almost exactly what is playing out in Egypt now.
The marrow tissues of donors and recipients must be matched almost exactly, which is most likely with close relatives.
His previous concert there, almost exactly a year ago, was by all accounts a peevish affair, pockmarked by complaints from the stage.
As of Monday, the forecast was almost exactly where it was in October.
Eventually, I found a program that was almost exactly what I was looking for.
It's almost exactly where it was in the summer of 2012, before Obama won reelection decisively 47-477).
This is almost exactly as it was when Arnall revealed his important work to the world.
"I think we're almost exactly where we were record-wise as we were last year at this point," Nick Swisher said.
Lester Brown, writing a decade ago for the Worldwatch Institute predicted almost exactly what is unfolding today [ 6].
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