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  1. Almost, nearly, as in I've all but finished the book. This expression was used by Andrew Marvell in “Thoughts in a Garden”: “Society is all but rude, To this delicious solitude.” [Late 1500s]



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But the normally bustling plaza was all but deserted when Mayor Karen Bass visited Sunday morning.

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But their ability to threaten Israel on its frontiers has been greatly diminished by Israeli action over the last two years: Hamas has been all but destroyed in Gaza, and Hezbollah's potency reduced to the point where it has not responded to Israel's attack on its paymaster.

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All but one of the 242 passengers and crew members were killed.

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Once Kingsley Coman opened the scoring after five minutes at the TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, those dreams of an almighty shock were all but extinguished.

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This was updated to warn against "all but essential travel" to the country after a state of emergency was declared on 13 June.

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