Anything that is, is done, or happens; an act; deed; truth; reality.
Yet the fact of the letter is fair. – The Kempton-Wace Letters by Jack London Anna Strunsky
In fact, he nearly lost his position. – Napoleon's Young Neighbor by Helen Leah Reed
And we got you out of it, as a matter of fact. – The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards by Gerald Breckenridge