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actuality

[ak-choo-al-i-tee] / ˌæk tʃuˈæl ɪ ti /


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The arrangement of dreams and actuality is frustratingly haphazard, more like a pretext to widen the novel’s scope.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

In actuality, LWD didn’t have much to do with Mamdani’s success.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2025

Upon opening my eyes, I discover the ‘brook’ is, in actuality, a horse releasing a powerful stream of urine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

But in actuality, only a bit of traditional equipment got in before the ceasefire, and all equipment entries have stopped since then, said David Lehrer, a co-leader of the initiative.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

Now I can see him take in the actuality: the piled boxes and rusty tins, the clothing in various states of rumpled.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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