how it is

idiom

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

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Lack of awareness of the law and the difficulty in documenting cases are some of the main obstacles identified by civil society organizations monitoring how it is applied. Nathaly Triana, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025 Most of them center around money — and exactly how it is divided between owners and players. James Mirtle, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for how it is

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