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The phrase "amount to almost" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that something is nearly equal to a certain quantity or value, but not quite there.
Example: "The total expenses for the project amount to almost $10,000."
Alternatives: "come to nearly" or "total approximately".
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(That penalty would amount to almost $800).
Subsidies amount to almost 15% of GDP.
The payments amount to almost £4.2m in one year.
For most people, family vacations amount to almost a right.
That would amount to almost 100,000 bomblets.
The measures in question amount to almost $80 billion in spending cuts.
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The channel's plans amount to almost-around-the-clock coverage.
That contribution amounted to almost $450,000.
The price cuts have amounted to almost £4bn.
"It amounts to almost, but not quite, a veto power".
This amounts to almost 8% of their total assets.
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