actual

Example Sentences

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“Don’t forget actual earnings don’t drive stock prices, rather it’s changes in expectations. This rally was built around those expectations increasing, but the market now has an even higher hurdle to jump over.”

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

The regulator initially approved a deal that valued the assets at less than 4% of their actual worth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

According to Lado, the algorithm could eventually be adapted to operate on actual quantum computers once the hardware becomes sufficiently advanced.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

"Reminder: HOV occupants need to be actual people, not your arts and crafts project," California Highway Patrol in Haywood posted on their Facebook page on Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“You think this guy is an actual time traveler?”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly