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4 ^, r8 e/ u1 ait is what it is
9 G! O( H$ T @/ s( g5 D; jThe situation, circumstance, or outcome has already happened or been decided or established, so it must be accepted even if it is undesirable.8 C/ A0 ?/ i# c
Look, we lost the game, but it is what it is. All we can do is work even harder for the next one.
- R- |* G5 l5 F# II'm not terribly fond of my daughter's new boyfriend, but it is what it is.4 D- ~9 i4 M, [
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There may have been a problem but it’s time to move on. The precise origin is unknown but the expression has frequently been used in sports to chronicle a loss or other difficulty and indicate it was time to forget it. William Safire found its earliest use in a 1949 Nebraska newspaper article about how pioneer life molded character. “New land is harsh and vigorous and sturdy. . . . It is what it is, without apology” (J. E. Lawrence in Nebraska State Journal, quoted by Safire in the New York Times, March 5, 2006).: g! s# E& T8 z, B% u
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