fact of life
noun phrase
1
: something that exists and must be taken into consideration
2
facts of life plural
: the fundamental physiological processes and behavior involved in sex and reproduction
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The significance of the case goes beyond educational meetings, the groups argue, as virtual meetings have become an ordinary fact of life, and because smartphones allow the average citizen to record public officials at the click of a button.
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Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
The bursting of the commercial real estate bubble was out of left field, a slow-moving trend that was made suddenly into a lightning-speed one overnight by the pandemic, but one fact of life is that human beings will always need somewhere to live.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2024
Similar attacks are a fact of life for virtually all open source repositories, including npm pack picks and RubyGems.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 28 Mar. 2024
Some number of hours passively absorbing cable TV news is a fact of life for most of us.
—Rachel Manteuffel, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
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Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
The bursting of the commercial real estate bubble was out of left field, a slow-moving trend that was made suddenly into a lightning-speed one overnight by the pandemic, but one fact of life is that human beings will always need somewhere to live.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2024
Similar attacks are a fact of life for virtually all open source repositories, including npm pack picks and RubyGems.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 28 Mar. 2024
Some number of hours passively absorbing cable TV news is a fact of life for most of us.
—Rachel Manteuffel, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
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“Fact of life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact%20of%20life. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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