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The phrase "almost no one anticipated" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express that very few people expected a particular outcome or event.
Example: "In the world of finance, almost no one anticipated the sudden market crash that occurred last year."
Alternatives: "hardly anyone expected" or "few predicted".
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Was it merely good fortune that the energy policies of the 1970s helped address a threat that almost no one anticipated?
Almost no one anticipated a long, agonising fight from the trenches.The Great War had a kaleidoscope of causes.
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"No one anticipated that," says Schlessinger.
"No one anticipated that the market would change overnight like this".
No one anticipated how much.
No one anticipated this.
But no one anticipated quite such heat.
No one anticipated her stubbornness.
But no one anticipated the global interest.
No one anticipated six feet of water.
No one anticipated Trump's takeover.
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