how it is

idiom

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

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The degree of hydrogen’s sustainability depends on how it is produced, which influences whether the hydrogen is green, blue, grey, or pink. Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 What is changing is not the scale of the challenge, but how it is framed. Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026 Meeting data will only become an enterprise asset if people understand how it is being used and can see benefits for themselves. Awaneesh Verma, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026 In the past, fog research has mainly focused on how it is affected by weather patterns, but the realization that fog may be vulnerable to contamination from human activities has sparked interest in more interdisciplinary research, like the Pacific Coastal Fog Research project. Daniella Garcia Almeida, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for how it is

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“How it is.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/how%20it%20is. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.

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