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as in almost
very close to but not completely
I nearly fell down the stairs
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The contours of the deal are nearly identical to President Biden’s May proposal to begin a ceasefire and lead to a pathway to end the war.
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Schramm, who joined the company in early 2018 after a nearly 17-year tenure at GE, ending his time there as CIO of GE Aviation, has spent the last seven years reshaping Fifth Third’s technology landscape to position it for scale, resilience and innovation.
—Peter High, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The next-best U.S. carriers were United Airlines, at nearly 81%, and Alaska Airlines, at just over 79%, Cirium said.
—CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
And there’s an advantage to the county sheriff in particular: nearly all of them are elected officers who are not beholden to other officials, even blue-state governors, many of whom have shown a willingness to work with Trump anyway.
—Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Schramm, who joined the company in early 2018 after a nearly 17-year tenure at GE, ending his time there as CIO of GE Aviation, has spent the last seven years reshaping Fifth Third’s technology landscape to position it for scale, resilience and innovation.
—Peter High, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The next-best U.S. carriers were United Airlines, at nearly 81%, and Alaska Airlines, at just over 79%, Cirium said.
—CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
And there’s an advantage to the county sheriff in particular: nearly all of them are elected officers who are not beholden to other officials, even blue-state governors, many of whom have shown a willingness to work with Trump anyway.
—Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Nearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearly. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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