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The phrase "almost have been" is not correct in standard written English.
It is not typically used as it creates confusion in tense and meaning.
Example: "I have almost been to every country in Europe."
Alternatives: "nearly have been" or "close to having been".
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That would almost have been better.
His evidently tiny paintbrush might almost have been a chisel.
Enniskillen could almost have been built with this in mind.
It could almost have been a dream sequence.
Others might almost have been left out in the rain or used as flooring.
As Ms. Weare said, the three versions could almost have been three different dances.
With Black Dub, Mr. Lanois could almost have been choosing various parts from multitracked guitars.
Marcel Wanders's free-form white polyamide vase might almost have been made by Ricci Albenda.
Then came the ad-libs: furious, wordless wails that could almost have been shouts of ecstasy.
A self-conscious exercise in stagy attitudinizing, it could almost have been composed by a computer.
It could almost have been a joke straight from the pages of Charlie Hebdo.
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