“the fact”

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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