actual

Example Sentences

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The raw or actual number of new jobless claims, on the other hand, fell slightly to 187,978.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

There is an actual legal definition for that designation.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

The name is tongue-in-cheek, but investors haven’t had patience for actual stodginess lately.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The program, known as Significant Public Benefit parole, allows non-citizens to testify before a grand jury to mitigate consequences of actual or pending charges against them or others.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

“Yes! The actual, literal sun. His father made him wings out of feathers and wax, and he flew into the sun, and the wings melted and he died.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell