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"Like so much of this stuff, the devil really is the details and what sounds really good in a press release may not look the same when it actually hits the ground," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Yet, despite demanding exorbitant capital, these industries don’t actually employ that many people.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

This has actually happened to Peet “like a million times,” she admits, including once on a red carpet when photographers started shouting Bell’s name at her.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Iran’s most strategically important island, Kharg, is actually hundreds of miles northwest of the strait itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

“I actually feel bad for your grandma. No one’s warned her.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows