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So the fact that the VIX erased that spike by closing at 15.44 on Thursday, and by falling below 15 on Friday, means it produced a new “spike peak” buy signal for stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
“The fact that he lives here and he’s concerned about the economy I live in—I like very much.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
When Sen. Alan Simpson quotes from “Othello” in defense of Thomas, he uses Shakespeare’s lyrical authority but fails to realize that he is in fact invoking the false words of the tragedy’s villain, Iago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The security service had in fact disclosed the man's agent status in phone calls to me, as it tried to persuade me not to investigate him in 2020.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
My eyes want to pop wide open over the fact that Hot Lifeguard is, I’m pretty sure, asking me out, but I don’t let them.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
But so do the risks of assuming that today’s predictions about AI’s future are facts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
We have five quick facts to get you up to speed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
However, in a trial of the facts the accused will be represented by a legal team and their lawyers can question the witnesses, challenge the evidence and make legal submissions on their behalf.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Breadcrumbs are basic facts like how many kids you’ve got, how long you’ve been with your partner, where you just went on vacation,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
But after photographs of the 1919 total eclipse showed that light bent as it passed the sun, the facts proved without a doubt that Einstein was right!
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing fact
The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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