actually
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"If it's because of this that my wife has been charged with fraud, then I think this is actually not an accusation against my wife," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
But some spectators were left disappointed, telling the BBC they couldn't actually see any cars go by.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Mizuho analyst Dan Dolev told MarketWatch that while inflation doesn’t exactly help consumers, more expensive purchases actually mean a bigger cut for Visa and Mastercard.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Some of the songs of youth gone by are not so much memory pieces as “what if” fantasies of Mr. Louris, now age 71, about meeting Stephanie years earlier than he actually did.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
I had no way of knowing whether they were actually ill-fitting or whether this was merely how boots fit; I had never worn anything so heavy and drab on my feet before.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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