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The phrase "almost need the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing a strong desire or requirement for something, but with a sense of uncertainty or hesitation.
Example: "I almost need the new software update to complete my project on time."
Alternatives: "nearly require the" or "practically need the".
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He said: "We just almost need the Red Bulls and Ferraris not to be so quick for a weekend.
Barcelona seems most dangerous when they start about 30-35 yards out; it's just so crowded in the box, they almost need the extra few yards to get a running start.
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"In Tampa, our talent level wasn't very good, so you almost needed the middle infield to pick it up offensively and produce," Flaherty said.
With buildings like the Beatrice you almost need to know the end of the movie before you begin.
"It's obviously not a straightforward case, says Frémaux. "To look again at this now you'd almost need to put the 1970s on trial.
You almost need binoculars to see the masterpieces on high, by Kazimir Malevich, Olga Rosanova and Pavel Filonov, borrowed from the State Russian museum, all of which express some utopian dream – and which now hang on the ruins of some great disaster.
You almost need binoculars to eye up the details.
His problem is that to complete the first he will almost certainly need the Premier League's cash and on the second he will need their goodwill.
Mr Renzi admires Mr Monti, and might want him in a future government, which would almost certainly need the votes of parties to the left of the PD.
The Knicks would almost certainly need the entire midlevel exception to sign Lin, which would leave them unable to compete for Novak and Smith.
But that change would almost certainly need the blessing of the teachers' union, which Mr. Bloomberg may try to obtain by holding the contract hostage.
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