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as in honestly
to tell the truth
actually, I'd rather spend the evening at home
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as in really
in actual fact
I call her Aunt Emily, but she is actually my cousin, not my aunt
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There’s scepticism around how effective supplements and vitamins like magnesium and collagen actually are, experts and nutritionists previously told CNBC.
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Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
The primary question is whether this crowded field of new entrants is actually accomplishing anything, or whether its members are simply tripping over one another with deleterious impact.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
28 June 2026
The sort of chaos of that is actually a beautiful representation of America itself.
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Tracy Smith,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
In fact, after enduring some early growing pains Watson has actually been quite good since the middle of May.
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Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
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Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
The primary question is whether this crowded field of new entrants is actually accomplishing anything, or whether its members are simply tripping over one another with deleterious impact.
—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
28 June 2026
The sort of chaos of that is actually a beautiful representation of America itself.
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Tracy Smith,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
In fact, after enduring some early growing pains Watson has actually been quite good since the middle of May.
—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
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And honestly, in the short term, founder dependency makes the operating partner's job easier too.
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And, honestly, what a miserable way to go through life.
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Tried and tested professionals to really help maintain a high standard.
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Looking up over the hill there was really nothing left here.
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Illinois cannot have an honest conversation about education funding without first speaking frankly about its pension problem.
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Devers, meanwhile, possesses a 22nd-percentile sprint speed that frankly feels flattering.
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At age 34, this very well could be the final World Cup for the 2014 Golden Boot winner at the competition.
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Until very recently, children in West Texas public schools were punished, even beaten, for speaking Spanish; today bilingual education is thriving.
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But this mileage may vary in another state; for instance, a charging order application in California and several other states does indeed operate to put a temporary lien on the debtor's interest.
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The heyday of the Hudson Valley Mall—and indeed the American shopping mall itself—is long gone.
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Mars activates your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources, motivating you to tackle sensitive matters with courage and protect what truly matters.
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These opportunists drown out the core mission, creating a cacophony of competing voices that confuses donors, crowd the inboxes of CEOs and members of Congress with colliding petitions, and paralyzes meaningful action by draining critical funding and attention away from the truly effective groups.
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“Actually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actually. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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