in point of fact
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“The moon, in point of fact, was at its lowest ebb,” said Tom Flynn, in what he presumably felt was a “gotcha” moment.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2024
The piano matriarch had, in point of fact, already convinced two of her children to go with her.
From Slate • May 28, 2022
We are even, in point of fact, going off tea.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2019
Its four authors—Bill James, Knott Tate, James Bill, and Tate Knott—were, in point of fact, two people.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 27, 2017
But in point of fact the explanation lies elsewhere.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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