the fact is/remains

idiom

—used to stress that a statement is true and that its truth is not affected or changed by a previous statement

He may not have meant it, but the fact remains that he committed a crime.

The company has struggled recently, but the fact is that they are still making a profit.

Examples of the fact is/remains in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Just as one play doesn’t determine the outcome of a game, the fact is that the competition was probably stiff and that is beyond an applicant’s control. —Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024

And the fact remains: Kikuchi’s three-year, $63 million deal is the richest Minasian has signed in his five offseasons on the job. —Sam Blum, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024

People were looking for reasons to criticize Lulu’s Americas business after its sales grew just 2%, but the fact is that this is a non-promotional company. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024

Still, the fact remains that there are fundamental vulnerabilities in US telecom infrastructure. —Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024