almost never

phrase

: hardly ever
She almost never misses a game.

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But history shows that the public almost never recoups the initial subsidy. — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 This almost never works, for the same reason engineering teams have learned that a dedicated refactoring quarter rarely works. — Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 There’s almost never just one thing going on in Mahler’s Fifth. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 Once symptoms begin, the infection is almost never treatable, and care focuses on making the patient comfortable, the CDC said. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for almost never

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“Almost never.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/almost%20never. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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