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Discover Ludwig"there is barely" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to say that something is very close to not being the case or to say that there is not very much of something. For example, "There is barely enough food for everyone in this shelter."
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The daily production there is barely 500,000 b/d.
For some items there is barely any difference in price.
Marable's prose is efficient but blandly anonymous – there is barely a single striking or memorable phrase.
(Maybe that's why there is barely any left.) For the most part they do so enjoyably.
There is barely anybody left.
There is barely space to breathe.
Instead, there is barely any policy debate.
Traffic there is barely contained chaos.
There is barely any tourism.
Sometimes there is barely a smudge at all.
There is barely a hint of DIY anything, anywhere.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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