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The following 4 entries include the term the fact.
after-the-fact
adjective: occurring, done, or made after something has happened
accept the fact that
phrase: to admit that (something is so)
the fact is/remains
phrase—used to stress that a statement is true and that its truth is not affected or changed by a previous statement
the fact of the matter is
phrase—used to emphasize a statement that follows
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