actually

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But when you actually get into the nitty-gritty, it’s a long time ago.

From Los Angeles Times

“The community is more than a building,” he said, “and one thing that we’ve come away from this is seeing just how strong our community actually is, and that’s been a beautiful thing.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Sheriff’s Department said it has hired an outside attorney who is “conducting an independent review” of its records to determine if “those materials actually exist and can be found.”

From Los Angeles Times

Two months later, it increasingly seems that such discussion was a wasted effort, as the chance this ballroom will actually be built is rapidly disappearing.

From Salon

Decades of data show that nontraditional activities actually make banks safer because they add fee revenue and make portfolios more diverse.

From Barron's