fact

Example Sentences

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The salvage operation was "a huge technical challenge" and the fact it was managed within a week was "pretty good going", he claimed.

From BBC

The term's popularity on social media is helped by the fact that it has been embraced by Chinese state media and the government.

From BBC

Likewise, factories tend to charge high deposits to make up for the fact that developers go out of business or get hit with months-long delays.

From Los Angeles Times

"That's something you wouldn't expect because people's intuition goes the opposite way. And in fact, that intuition is often wrong."

From Science Daily

Empirical facts have the power to puncture partisan echo chambers and other closed-off belief systems.

From Salon