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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actually under a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to clarify or emphasize a specific condition or situation that is literally or figuratively beneath something else.
Example: "The treasure was actually under a pile of old newspapers in the attic."
Alternatives: "truly beneath a" or "genuinely under a".
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Take "House of Cards," Netflix's wonderfully well acted and photographed tale of Frank and Claire Underwood, our modern Mr. and Mrs. Macbeth (played by Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright), whose rise to power, which includes throwing every ally metaphorically under the bus, and Kate Mara actually under a Washington Metro train, hold its addicts mesmerized.
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Nintendo let IGN play with it for a minute (actually, under an hour, I only used "minute" to sound worldly); IGN liked the game.
This possibility is actually under evaluation in a trial designed to explore the bioavailability of a fixed-dose pill containing dolutegravir 50 mg + abacavir 600 mg + lamivudine 300 mg (see the ClinicalTrials.gov website), although ongoing studies are being conducted to compare its safety and efficacy with several other NRTI combinations.
Thus, this measure is actually an under-estimate of the actual wiring cost, and should provide an insightful comparison with the above measure obtained from the "dedicated-wire" model.
Amid a raging debate about who should be blamed for leaking the letter, India's cyber security is actually under attack, from a Chinese former graduate student who now works for Tencent, China's leading internet portal company.
Jay Sekulow said Trump wasn't actually under investigation by a special counsel investigating Russian involvement in the U.S. election, despite Trump saying so on Friday.
Was this actually Elvis under a new persona?
But how often are gold mines actually discovered under a company's headquarters?
The idea of the mortgage-backed security actually began under a Democrat, Lyndon B. Johnson, who saw it as a neat solution to the credit crunch of 1966.
(A New Yorker fact-checker would call this last bit a metaphor, as he wasn't, as far as we can tell, actually lying under a bottle, so that may be up to the referees).
Those who would like to see the machines kept in their place will be heartened by these scenes, but they shouldn't make assumptions about next week's matches (which were actually filmed, under a media blackout, in January).
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