In truth
In truth adverb - In fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers).
Past
Past adjective - Having been such at some previous time.
Both terms in one sentence
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In truth, he is only becoming the monster she ordered him not to become — she wanted him to move past his pain and stay the Doctor.
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Dark and Troubled Past: Callie, fresh out of juvie, though in truth, she doesn't really have any sort of rebel streak.
Source: Series / The Fosters - However, even without factoring in the improbable extent of her Dark and Troubled Past, it becomes clear that she is, in truth, a prisoner in the Shogun's castle who has been stripped of both her name and, to a large degree, her gender as well.
Source: Jerkass Woobie / Anime and Manga
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