actual

Example Sentences

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“I realize neither of you have served as attorneys with actual clients for a very long time,” he wrote, accusing them of “attacking an attorney and punishing his clients” for appealing their decision.

From The Wall Street Journal

Option B—no transparency required, but strict liability for any documented discrimination, with penalties calibrated to actual social cost.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prosecutors charge that the scheme involved using hair dryers to transfer serial numbers from real Super Micro servers to “dummy” versions to conceal from inspectors that the actual Super Micro servers were in China.

From MarketWatch

So for the actual two centre midfield players who were in there, you knew he was always tucked in alongside to make it difficult to have more men behind the ball.

From BBC

The difference is that in prediction markets, people are wagering actual money, which tends to sharpen the mind in ways that answering a pollster’s call during dinner does not.

From Los Angeles Times