actual

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In Florida, the citrus capital of the world, you are today more likely to see the oranges printed on the state’s 18 million license plates than a box of actual fruit.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

"It was one of the first actual laws that protected nature," O'Hara tells the Hidden East Yorkshire podcast.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

That is uncertain, but what it showed was the cultural aspiration of the post-World War II American middle class: People wanted to be seen as interested in those things, whatever their actual level of enthusiasm.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Researchers say the actual takeaways are more complicated.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

I woke up confident in my conclusions from the day before, and that made them seem like actual plans because I was thinking with logic now, rather than anguish.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo