in fact
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M researches a part in a mansion that has been meticulously art-directed to resemble the house of a family who in fact never lived there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
It was in fact a family praise name which he adopted as his professional identity.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Immediately, my worries were assuaged — there were, in fact, women there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
He was so confident in the vaccines’ success, in fact, that he says he bought Moderna stock when he started the trial two years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
He is silent for so long, in fact, that I think he is going to eradicate me where I stand, with lightning vision or something terrifyingly cool.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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