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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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