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in fact

Idioms  
  1. Also, in point of fact. In reality, in truth; actually. For example, She was, in fact, eager to join the club, or In point of fact, his parents never had much influence on him. The first term dates from about 1700, and the variant from about 1800.


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That language raised questions, however, about how OpenAI was able to get carveouts in its government when Anthropic wasn’t, and whether the terms were in fact different.

From MarketWatch

It was game time right now, in fact.

From Literature

He said that EchoStar isn’t privy to SpaceX’s valuation and invested on “faith” in the company, adding: “I’m anxious to see if they do, in fact, do an IPO.”

From MarketWatch

While higher prices might seem a boon for OPEC+ countries, it in fact carries the risk of increasing competition from producers outside the cartel, such as the United States, Canada and Brazil.

From Barron's

“And so if that, in fact, was true, what is the urgency as of this moment? That’s an open question, and the American people need a real explanation.”

From Salon