as it is
idiom
1
: in the present condition : the way it is
Leave everything exactly/just as it is.
2
: with the situation that exists now
We have enough to do as it is without your latest orders!
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The Schomburg Center, as it is called today, will mark that occasion with a new exhibition featuring iconic objects from its holdings and a special edition New York Public Library card.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
O’Donnell notes that the soil itself also makes this section of the Valley unique, as it is made up of marine sedimentary soils, like sandstone.
—Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
And Lily Meyer introduces us to Mafalda, an inquisitive six-year-old, in an essay that explores the lasting appeal of the Argentine comic strip as it is translated to English for the first time.
—The Dial, 6 May 2025
Intercepting biometric data as it is transmitted between devices and servers.
—Mohamed Lazzouni, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
O’Donnell notes that the soil itself also makes this section of the Valley unique, as it is made up of marine sedimentary soils, like sandstone.
—Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
And Lily Meyer introduces us to Mafalda, an inquisitive six-year-old, in an essay that explores the lasting appeal of the Argentine comic strip as it is translated to English for the first time.
—The Dial, 6 May 2025
Intercepting biometric data as it is transmitted between devices and servers.
—Mohamed Lazzouni, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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