how is

idiom

used to ask someone whether he or she likes something or if something is good
How is the soup?

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Amid recent strikes in France and Italy, how is Ubisoft addressing employee concerns in these regions while maintaining operational stability? Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026 The issue is, how is that going to be accomplished? Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026 Instead, Bad Bunny — aka Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — focused on how is amazed by his good fortune. Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026 And yet again, how is our world filled with high-achieving straight-A students who have happily done so? Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026 Hi hi hello, how is everyone doing this lovely Sunday? Rosalind Bowling, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Dec. 2025 But the why is so different, and the how is so different. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Dec. 2025 So how is Microsoft’s gaming division going to turn the tide Thursday night at the Xbox Bowl? Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2025 Those are all well and good accolades, but how is King actually competing with industry big dogs in such a short amount of time, in such a novel style, all by himself? Andy Wacker, Outside, 14 Dec. 2025

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“How is.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/how%20is. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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