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Fact comes from a Latin word meaning what?

fact

[fakt] / fækt /




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And the only thing that separates his experience from the tens of thousands of desperate people he left behind in the camp is the fact someone believed in him enough to give him a chance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

That it is, in fact, a statement an ancillary character makes in Paweł Pawlikowski’s new film, “Fatherland,” speaks to the stench thickening the movie’s moral atmosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

So special, in fact, that he went a second time.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

It's not unusual to get storms so close together, in fact they quite often arrive in clusters.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Sometimes the park? A movie. A concert. Doesn’t matter. I just like the fact that we’re, you know… together.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

“Determining the facts is essential to ensuring players receive the highest level of care and protection going forward.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

“We’ll see what the facts show, and whether they’ll have to drop charges or whether they’ll be able to prosecute,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The commentary in particular also instructs judges when they can enhance or decrease a sentence based on the facts of the case.

From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2026

"Talk to them about what they know, talk to them about what they're feeling. You can gently correct inaccurate facts," the doctor said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

"I've talked to the people in Anchorage. I've given them the facts about the races your daughter has run, her age, and so forth. She is entered in the Iditarod."

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell


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