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actual

[ak-choo-uhl] / ˈæk tʃu əl /




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Actual police data included in the ONS dataset also showed a 1% fall in recorded shoplifting offences to 509,566 in 2025, compared with 2024, despite recent surges in the crime.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Actual love for a “traditional” wife, Calarco concluded, gets in the way of a man “accepting the perks of patriarchy.”

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Actual claims are also a lot lower now compared with the same week one year ago.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Actual implementation of a plural domestic partnership registry, however, is still at least several months away.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Actual garbage goes back in the plastic bag, and we lay the postcard pieces on a flat patch of dirt.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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