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"had in fact" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to indicate that something has actually happened, or to emphasize that something is true. For example, "The trial lasted longer than we expected, but had in fact only taken two days."
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The four species suspected to be declining had in fact become rarer.
(The competitors had, in fact, covered it).
Beard had, in fact, got rather exercised.
Mrs. Clinton said she had in fact.
She had in fact supported herself with her songs.
She had, in fact, lost a cat she loved.
The cavalryman had in fact told the truth.
Perhaps he had, in fact, read something I wrote.
He had, in fact, made an impression on her.
Ms. Sengupta had, in fact, submitted many phony documents.
The room had, in fact, been decorated by his wife.
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