almost never

idiom

: hardly ever
She almost never misses a game.

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Apple almost never sets the date, even the month, at this time in the software cycle. David Phelan, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025 The entire process is supposed to be done by Oct. 1, the start of the fiscal year, but almost never is. David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025 Other teams, like Kentucky and Gonzaga last season, have scheduled nonconference games in February before, but almost never at a neutral site. Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025 However, extensive research has shown that stadium projects almost never earn back the amount of public aid that goes into them. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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