almost nothing

idiom

: hardly anything
There's almost nothing in the fridge.

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In the four months after the new minimum took effect, turnover fell to almost nothing, according to Nevada's Department of Health and Human Services. Andrea Hsu, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025 Modern manufacturing doesn't work like that; there is almost nothing that is sourced entirely within, produced and sold in the United States. arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2025 Modern manufacturing doesn’t work like that; there is almost nothing that is sourced entirely within, produced and sold all in the United States. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025 Today, men like Elon Musk pay an effective tax rate of 3%, and his companies, like Tesla, pay almost nothing in taxes. Sabrina Haake, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for almost nothing

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“Almost nothing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/almost%20nothing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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