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The phrase "actually difficult" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize the true level of difficulty of a task or situation, often in contrast to a previous assumption or belief.
Example: "I thought the exam would be easy, but it was actually difficult."
Alternatives: "truly challenging" or "genuinely hard."
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"It is actually difficult," says Richards.
The speckling of the Speckled Hummingbird is actually difficult to see at times.
Despite the prevalence of Alzheimer's in our national conversation, diagnosing the disease is actually difficult.
In a counterintuitive argument, Mr. Zhang believes Chinese isn't actually difficult to learn, merely badly taught.
It was actually difficult to discern the overall structure of the piece while hearing it.
"It's actually difficult to comprehend the speech when it becomes that slow," he said.
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It's actually really difficult, as a writer, to express different ideas.
"That map is actually really difficult to make sense of," he said.
That was actually really difficult.
"It's actually really difficult," the duo explained.
If that doesn't work, just lie & say it's actually really difficult.
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