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de facto

[dee fak-toh, dey] / di ˈfæk toʊ, deɪ /






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Ward and the rhythm section formed alt-rock band Sparta, while Bixler-Zavala and Rodríguez-López formed dub reggae outfit De Facto and then recorded six records as prog-rock group the Mars Volta.

From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2017

We worked with their PR company, De Facto.

From Nature • Jun. 28, 2016

The calls would be directed to De Facto and they would try and organize some coherence in our response in terms of who got priority and who didn't.

From Nature • Jun. 28, 2016

The main aim of the organization, also dubbed the Commonwealth of Unrecognized States, or the Axis of De Facto, seems to be to at least recognize one another’s independence.

From New York Times • May 23, 2012

De Facto had been solemnly crowned and anointed at church, and had likewise utterly discomfited De Jure, when they came to battle for the kingdom together.

From The Virginians by Thackeray, William Makepeace




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