how it is

idiom

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

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That includes the creation of a product, how it is developed and the way that workers are treated. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025 In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists at the University of Portsmouth in the U.K. have developed a brain-scanning method that visualizes anxiety, with the goal of improving how it is understood, diagnosed and treated. MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025 The tush push was also criticized for how it is officiated. Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 One area where the U.N. has patent locus, and where progress should be possible, concerns where aid is spent, what it is spent on, how it is delivered, and how it is funded. David Miliband, Time, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for how it is

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