actual

Example Sentences

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Actual power from nuclear fusion “has seemingly always been 10 to 20 years away,” Levin said.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Actual love for a “traditional” wife, Calarco concluded, gets in the way of a man “accepting the perks of patriarchy.”

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Actual implementation of a plural domestic partnership registry, however, is still at least several months away.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Actual duties imposed on Mexican goods have been much lower than those imposed on other countries, largely because many goods from there enter the U.S. duty free under a pre-existing trade agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Actual garbage goes back in the plastic bag, and we lay the postcard pieces on a flat patch of dirt.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller