actual fact vs actually :

Definitions
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  • r  in actual fact
    to be nominally but not actually independent
    no one actually saw the shark
    large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt
  • r  used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly
    you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out
    she actually spoke Latin
  • r  at the present moment
    the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air
  • r  as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis
    actually, we all help clear up after a meal
    actually, I haven't seen the film
    I'm not all that surprised actually
    she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually
News & Articles
  actual fact
  • Arctic Thawing to Cost $60 Trillion
    Follow ZeroHedge in Real-Time on FinancialJuice Scientists and economic analysts ( Polar Ocean Physics Group at the University of Cambridge ) say that the thawing of the Arctic will set off what they have termed an “economic time bomb” in years to come, incurring costs to the value of trillions of dollars. Arctic Sea Ice Thaws Some had previously believed that the thawing might in actual fact ...
    July 27, 2013 - Zero Hedge
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