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Free sign upThe phrase "at least nearly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is close to a certain standard or condition, but not quite there.
Example: "The project is at least nearly complete, and we expect to finalize it by the end of the week."
Alternatives: "at least almost" or "at least somewhat".
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We've all done it, or at least nearly done it.
In the United States, at least, nearly half of those over 65 have two or more chronic diseases, like diabetes, hypertension and emphysema.
Written late in his life, the play is as full of plot twists as a soap opera and, in Lincoln Center's revival at least, nearly as fantastical.
With objects, loss implies the possibility of recovery; in theory, at least, nearly every missing possession can be restored to its owner.
For Mohamed Atta, the meticulous and intensely disciplined figure who is believed to have helped organize the Sept. 11 attacks, mistakes did happen, or at least nearly did.
Fight fire with fire: transform popular support for gun-control measures into a national lobbying force that is just as effective (or, at least, nearly as effective) as the N.R.A.
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So at the very least, nearly a fourth of all Americans are either poor or rich.
At least one nearly complete specimen with a skull has been recovered.
At least 79 — nearly 40percentt — got no money for their years in prison.
Joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership would expand the Japanese economy by at least $33 billion — nearly 0.7 percent — the government estimated.
As of December 2012, it had at least $958.6m – nearly a billion dollars – invested in just two oil giants: ExxonMobil and BP.
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