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Example Sentences
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“People want to watch actual real humans play sports,” said Sudeep Ramnani, founder of 885 Capital, an investor in Professional Fighters League, a mixed martial arts league.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Loomer, who has done none of the actual work any of these women did, watched all of them fall and simply kept posting.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
Earlier on Tuesday, Home Office Minister Anna Turley said the officers were "just part of the armoury" of more than 1,000 officers on northern French beaches who are now doing "actual intervention" in the water.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The actual art is a few stories up and something quite different.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
I explained that my daughter was fine and didn't have to even get a rabies shot—there was no actual bite!
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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