how it is

idiom

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

Examples of how it is in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Despite the importance of the sun’s magnetic field to all these events, scientists still don’t fully grasp its structure or how it is generated. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024 Take immediate public responsibility for the mistake, and explain how it is being corrected. Mitch Duckler, Fortune, 23 May 2024 While the opportunity is real (PWC predicts a boost to the global economy of over $30 trillion by 2030), how it is realized will determine the health and longevity of the AI marketplace. Aroosh Thillainathan, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024 Well, that is how it is being dressed up, anyway: What is actually happening is that some of the league’s clubs are trying to find a method, effectively, to abolish financial regulation. Rory Smith, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024 The differing gravitational force, and potentially other factors, on the moon and on other celestial bodies change how time unfolds relative to how it is perceived on Earth. Reuters, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024 The location of a company’s headquarters plays a significant role in how it is governed, yet where firms are headquartered does not fully indicate which governments have leverage over their operations. Aynne Kokas, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2024 Depending on how it is deployed, AI could eliminate some of those assistant roles or change them significantly. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024 The thing about a widely applicable technology is that decisions about how it is used are not limited to a small group of people. Ethan Mollick, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024

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