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actual

[ak-choo-uhl] / ˈæk tʃu əl /




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Over the long term, one answer is to let TSA regulate security checkpoints, while having more airports spin off the actual operation to private entities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Testing of commercial melatonin supplements has revealed major differences between labeled doses and the actual amount of melatonin contained in some products.

From Science Daily

Now comes the harder part: turning that record 16 nominations into actual wins at the 98th Academy Awards this Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But I would be shocked to see actual production growth. It’s more just ‘what’s your decline rate?’”

From Los Angeles Times

But the actual work happens behind-the-scenes, according to the governors.

From The Wall Street Journal