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actual

[ak-choo-uhl] / ˈæk tʃu əl /




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Actual factory output is up sharply and may be picking up speed, even though factory jobs have slid steadily.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 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 fun, when fun shouldn’t have been possible.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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