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1.
in actual fact
to be nominally but not actually independent
no one actually saw the shark
large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt
2.
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
3.
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
4.
at the present moment
the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air
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