factual

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Natalie's daughter Murran, 15, said the workshops were "very factual and it's good to know because the majority of my family have got curly hair".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

This is significant because asylum cases are deeply complex, requiring a mountain of factual evidence to prove an immigrant faces legitimate threats of persecution in their home country.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Sycophancy is particularly risky when you’re dealing with factual information.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

“We urge the university to defend itself, and defend our community, by challenging the factual and legal bases” of the suit, the professors said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

If the other storytellers had been reassuring one another with science, then my mother would have flown stories as factual as bats into the listening night.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston