the fact is/remains

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—used to stress that a statement is true and that its truth is not affected or changed by a previous statement

He may not have meant it, but the fact remains that he committed a crime.

The company has struggled recently, but the fact is that they are still making a profit.

Examples of the fact is/remains in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But to see the grandfatherly Spielberg, whose work feels infallible today, reflect on it so long after the fact is one of the more striking elements of this extremely watchable documentary. —Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 20 June 2025

In spite of statements by leaders of professional societies, the fact is, there is not a medical consensus that the benefits of this therapy outweigh the long-term adverse consequences in children. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2025

And the fact is, immigrant families are the hardest working taxpayers in our country. —Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 10 June 2025

But the fact is that MP Materials produces around 15% of rare earth content consumed globally. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 June 2025