as it is
idiom
1
: in the present condition : the way it is
Leave everything exactly/just as it is.
2
: with the situation that exists now
We have enough to do as it is without your latest orders!
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Enlarge / Illustration of the SpaceX Dragon XL as it is deployed from the Falcon Heavy's second stage in high Earth orbit on its way to the Gateway in lunar orbit.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 27 June 2024
The coastal Texas project, as it is officially known, draws on techniques pioneered by flood-prone countries like the Netherlands.
—Xander Peters, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024
Last year, a judge reduced his 1995 conviction to a misdemeanor assault, ruling that Martinez would not have been convicted of murder under the law as it is written today.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
The importance of alternative jet fuels Alternative jet fuels, or Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), as it is most commonly known globally, are critical to the aviation industry’s ability to transition to a lower carbon future.
—Bykiri Hannifin, Fortune, 5 June 2024
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 27 June 2024
The coastal Texas project, as it is officially known, draws on techniques pioneered by flood-prone countries like the Netherlands.
—Xander Peters, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024
Last year, a judge reduced his 1995 conviction to a misdemeanor assault, ruling that Martinez would not have been convicted of murder under the law as it is written today.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
The importance of alternative jet fuels Alternative jet fuels, or Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), as it is most commonly known globally, are critical to the aviation industry’s ability to transition to a lower carbon future.
—Bykiri Hannifin, Fortune, 5 June 2024
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