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I was told my heart age was four years younger than my actual age, and on the whole, I was in tip-top health.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
We have literally and metaphorically tried to erase our actual history in favor of a mythical past that never existed — even in bad LSD trips.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Hiring plans surge but actual hiring is another matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Factually, it’s baloney, although “Tony” does restore the restaurant’s actual name — the Flagship — from Bourdain’s Dreadnaught, the pseudonym he gave it before he ever imagined future fans following him around the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
That it’s not an actual ranch but that we call it “the Ranch.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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