almost never

idiom

: hardly ever
She almost never misses a game.

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Capturing or founding towns or cities beyond that limit comes with big penalties and is almost never worth it. Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025 The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights investigates allegations of civil rights violations and can impose sanctions up to a total loss of federal money, though that penalty has almost never been used and must be approved by a judge. CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025 In fact, while wholesale prices fluctuate according to various component costs, retail prices that consumers pay almost never go down in aggregate. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025 What hasn’t been said enough is that the top player from the previous season is almost never the top player in the following season. Renee Miller, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 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 20 Feb. 2025.

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