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The phrase "actually pleased" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to express genuine satisfaction or happiness about something, often in contrast to an expectation or assumption.
Example: "I was actually pleased with the outcome of the project, despite my initial doubts."
Alternatives: "truly happy" or "genuinely satisfied."
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"I am not actually pleased with it, I am disappointed.
"I'm actually pleased it became such a big thing," he said.
"We are actually pleased with the progression we've seen in Europe," its chief executive Irene Rosenfeld said.
"Yes, there are challenges, but we are actually pleased with the progress made so far," Mr. Elop said in an interview.
WHEN Jack Schwartz, a retired elementary school principal from Shoreham, received a dead piranha as a gift last fall, he was actually pleased.
Richard N. Baum, senior retail analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston, is actually pleased that retailers have ordered less this year.
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Actually, please let's not.
That may actually please Mr. Robertson, however.
Which may actually please Arsenal, a club that seem to specialise in making offers that can be refused.
If you can't frind either, buy potted shrimp – the cayenne and mace are actually pleasing additions to the dish.
Or actually, please don't: There's only one left in my size, and I'm still debating whether to run back and get it.
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