"fact is" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-au-fact is.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} fact is (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) actually, in truth Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-fact_is-en-adv-1p9qiKg9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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