how it is

idiom

: the state of the situation
And that's how it is.

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Besides being unfair, the cost of this overall tax cut would be large enough to put huge stress on other parts of the economy, no matter how it is paid for. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025 The research team is hoping further study will tell them more about the biology of the rare ecosystem, as well as how it is connected to the surface. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025 But the spirit of how it is interpreted and is expected to be enforced has undergone a major shift. Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025 But today there is much more focus on the precision and intent for how it is being used. Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for how it is

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