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actuality

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


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“In actuality, Stagg came onboard in about November 1943 and got to Southwark House a few months earlier,” Maras says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

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

The five years, in actuality, starts from the point at which United get the green light to put spades in the ground.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In actuality, the audience needs space to breathe.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025

My wobbly legs were telling me we had traveled far, but in actuality, the landmarks showed that we weren’t even halfway there.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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