the facts
Example Sentences
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An accuracy check on that Bourdain biopic: We’ve mentioned here before that Slate’s movie critic loved Tony—but how true is the film, and what liberties did it take with the facts?
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
The police urged people "not to speculate on the incident or its circumstances" and to let police "conduct investigations and establish the facts of the case".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Rather than sticking to the facts or the law, the states have instead decided to chase an outlandish payout.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
“We are organizing the Division to be lean, flat and agile, reducing excessive bureaucratic oversight so that the Fraud Division’s career prosecutors…can focus on following the facts and charging violations of the law.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
I’d always put my faith in the facts.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
