fact of life
noun phrase
1
: something that exists and must be taken into consideration
2
facts of life plural
: the fundamental physiological processes and behavior involved in sex and reproduction
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Taken together, the Biden administration is sending a clear message: AI development is a fact of life, and America’s priority should be maintaining leadership in this field while managing the risks.
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James Broughel, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Read More: The Big Business of Spooky Season In premodern times, both in Europe and the non-European world, ghosts were a fact of life.
—Tithi Bhattacharya / Made By History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Up here, living with the rhythm of the seasons and being surrounded by technicolor beauty is a fact of life.
—Todd Plummer, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
This is a new feeling for me, but I’m seated in between several of Raheem’s friends, for whom this process is a fact of life: keeping track of who’s got a chance at going home soon, praying to have something to celebrate, bracing for the worst.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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James Broughel, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Read More: The Big Business of Spooky Season In premodern times, both in Europe and the non-European world, ghosts were a fact of life.
—Tithi Bhattacharya / Made By History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Up here, living with the rhythm of the seasons and being surrounded by technicolor beauty is a fact of life.
—Todd Plummer, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
This is a new feeling for me, but I’m seated in between several of Raheem’s friends, for whom this process is a fact of life: keeping track of who’s got a chance at going home soon, praying to have something to celebrate, bracing for the worst.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Fact of life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact%20of%20life. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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