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It can be used to indicate that something has been true or happening for a certain period of time, often in a surprising or unexpected context.
Example: "I thought he was just joking, but he has actually been working on that project for a while."
Alternatives: "in fact for some time" or "truly for a period".
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Actually, for a while when he was younger he wanted to be an English professor.
"Did the A's stop giving the Yankees players when they went to Oakland?" "Actually, for a while, they did.
Actually, for a while last night, it looked a lot harder than expected for UConn; the team was down 18-9, wasch was, remarkably, their biggest deficit in a seventy-eight game winning streak.
Actually for a while I did watch some pretty good tennis from a great seat in center court until, of course, one of the ushers came up and told me to move and not make any trouble about it.
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"This lot actually sat for a while, because from the road, you couldn't really see how great the views are," Mr. Martin-Howell said.
Actually, for quite a while now come to think of it.
They hadn't had an affair, actually, though for a while Claire had been important to him as a confidante.
If Woods came to the 2010 Masters seeking normalcy, Friday was the day that he actually disappeared for a while as he chased rare birdies on a blustery day.
And while he devoured science fiction stories as a young child, he remembers "no real pressure on me to read and I actually stopped for a while when I went to an unusual high school".
It's actually existed for a while now, but it's got a new lower price of $35.
The presentation of evidence was incredibly long, and actually boring for a while.
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