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  • The bit about Israel used to draw the ire of Afghans in Fremont who accused him of being pro-Jewish and, de facto, anti Islam.†  (source)
    de facto = existing in fact even though not officially declared
  • As for Annabeth—she'd been the de facto leader of the quest.†  (source)
  • She has a life now in Florida with her de facto husband, daughter, and sister.†  (source)
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  • The de facto dictator of five million doomed souls removed his glasses and dried them on his shirttail.†  (source)
    de facto = existing in fact even though not officially declared
  • Did Chair understand from witness's last remark that this alleged de-facto regime intended to interfere with consignee system?†  (source)
  • The selection is more de facto.†  (source)
  • With decorations trimmed away was assertion that Luna was de-facto a sovereign state, with an unopposed government in being, a civil condition of peace and order, a provisional president and cabinet carrying on necessary functions but anxious to return to private life as soon as Congress completed writing a constitution—and that we were here to ask that these facts be recognized de-jure and that Luna be allowed to take her rightful place in councils of mankind as a member of Federated Nations.†  (source)
  • For weeks the shredded screen flapped in the breeze, becoming a de facto doggie door that allowed Marley to come and go as he pleased between the backyard and house during the long hours home alone with the bedridden Jenny.†  (source)
  • The real question, Professor—or even Ambassador de-facto, if you like; we shan't quibble—the real question is this: Are you prepared to guarantee that the Lunar Colonies will keep their commitments?†  (source)
  • My father, whom we called Dia, and our fourth uncle became their de facto fathers.†  (source)
  • Her husband had died years earlier, her kids had moved away, and she viewed the customers as her de facto family.†  (source)
  • Takahashi says, "Yeah, but if I were to say 'I can't answer that' in this context, it'd be like a de facto yes.†  (source)
  • In Jackson Park Burnham faced repeated interruptions stemming from his de facto role as ambassador to the outside world, charged with cultivating goodwill and future attendance.†  (source)
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