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[fakt] / fækt /




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"There was a lot of cool elements... the fact that Lara was a different protagonist, the first female protagonist of a game that I had ever played," he said.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

It is, in fact, on its own diplomatic mission: To make people think about art, and the world, a little differently than they did before they arrived.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

“The fact that the U.S. can inflict pain is a given,” said Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, an economist at Virginia Tech.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Everton could point to the fact Balogun took a personal decision they could not reverse, but the bigger question is why they took until the final day of the window to address glaring long-term issues?

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

In fact, for the first time ever, I skip not one, but two classes.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

She added: “Thank you to the team for listening to the evidence, the facts, and perhaps our work here is done.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

No one knows, but the observable facts don’t contradict his guess.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The challenged conduct is the construction itself, and every additional stage of building changes the facts on the ground while the courts decide whether the project was lawfully authorized in the first place.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2026

Davis' attorney Michael Sanft asked the jury to consider "what facts do you have?"

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

The facts on the ground in the housing market diverged further and further from the prices on the bonds and the insurance on the bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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