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The phrase "almost four pounds" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing a weight that is close to, but not quite, four pounds.
Example: "The package weighed almost four pounds, making it eligible for standard shipping rates."
Alternatives: "nearly four pounds" or "approximately four pounds."
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But she's almost four pounds, which is pretty good".
Since the start of the festival, on Aug. 20, he reported triumphantly, he has gained back "1 kilo and 700 grams," almost four pounds.
The one early quibble is that it's almost four pounds.
And those who did not enroll in the weight-loss program lost a little weight too -- an average of almost four pounds.
Between Costco's colossal cocktail platters, the Outback Steakhouse's all-you-can-eat deals, and Red Lobster's Shrimp Lover's Tuesday, an average American consumes almost four pounds of shrimp a year three times as much as they did 30 years ago and far more than any other seafood product.
Between Costco's colossal cocktail platters, the Outback Steakhouse's all-you-can-eat deals, and Red Lobster's Shrimp Lover's Tuesday, an average American consumes almost four pounds of shrimp a year – three times as much as they did 30 years ago and far more than any other seafood product.
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Bryson, she told me, was born weighing almost six pounds.
In the jailhouse photographs, he is almost forty pounds lighter.
(On a heavy topic: this thing weighs almost three pounds).
I lost almost fifteen pounds because suddenly the world wasn't closed to me".
I've lost almost five pounds and gained muscle in my legs, especially my calves.
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