the fact is/remains
idiom
—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.
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Whether that’s true, the fact is Strus is hands on at the camps and is not just lending his name to the project.
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
But the fact is no Superman movie has been as good as Richard Donner’s 1978 take, which Anne and Ryan can both agree on.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
But the fact is that Dunham is an incredible and sensitive dramatic actor, and the scenes where Dunham does appear in Too Much, playing Jessica’s sister and bickering with her gay ex-husband, played by Andrew Rannells, are the liveliest in the show.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 July 2025
But the fact is that Malaparte was never the same writer after the eclipse of European Fascism.
—Thomas Meaney, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
But the fact is no Superman movie has been as good as Richard Donner’s 1978 take, which Anne and Ryan can both agree on.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
But the fact is that Dunham is an incredible and sensitive dramatic actor, and the scenes where Dunham does appear in Too Much, playing Jessica’s sister and bickering with her gay ex-husband, played by Andrew Rannells, are the liveliest in the show.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 July 2025
But the fact is that Malaparte was never the same writer after the eclipse of European Fascism.
—Thomas Meaney, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
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“The fact is/remains.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20fact%20is%2Fremains. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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