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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost total lack" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there is a significant deficiency or absence of something, but not completely absent.
Example: "The report highlighted an almost total lack of resources available for the project, which hindered its progress."
Alternatives: "nearly complete absence" or "virtually no presence".
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Back in Rhodes, I found myself feeling increasingly uncomfortable with the almost total lack of birdlife.
There is squabbling over money, and an almost total lack of serenity.
The salient quality of the Dvorak was its almost total lack of tension.
The Halls' material situation was not helped by Reg's almost total lack of aspiration.
The almost total lack of scholarly jargon is itself a feat.
An almost total lack of good songs constitutes the album's basic problem.
What was new was the almost total lack of sales service and very spare décor.
Yaya Touré caught the eye for the hosts but an almost total lack of panache afflicted proceedings.
Her statistics are shocking for the almost total lack of progress they show over more than a decade.
But few understand the safety issues and almost total lack of regulation in some areas, it finds.
This has highlighted the almost total lack of accountability of the elected mayor to the London assembly.
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