in point of fact
idiom
—used to introduce a true statement which shows that another statement is not true or accurate
She says that she doesn't know him, but in point of fact they have been seen together many times.
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The Tea Party of the early Obama years, in point of fact, was one of the few political movements of my lifetime that was genuinely organic, genuinely spontaneous.
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Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 29 May 2024
Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 29 May 2024
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“In point of fact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20point%20of%20fact. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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