actually

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I was the one saying yes, and he actually was the one that said: "Let me have a little time, I've had a year out, let me have a warm-up."

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

From ‘The Crying of Lot 49’ to ‘Vineland,’ discover why Thomas Pynchon’s famously ‘difficult’ novels can actually be for all kinds of different readers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

It’s actually in the same paragraph as that line about legislative purpose.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

Wiseman said the solar eclipse was particularly poignant: "I'm actually in chills right now just thinking about it, my palms are sweating."

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Even if I had to work so hard to be the best that I was too exhausted to ever actually be my best.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse