Historical clue formulations

• "Truth be told …" — 2026-04-23
• Lead-in to a stark reality — 2025-03-02
• "Actually …" — 2023-06-04
• "Truth be told ..." — 2021-07-16
• "To be honest ..." — 2020-12-27
• "In actuality ..." — 2017-12-16