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ipso facto

adverb

ˈip-(ˌ)sō-ˈfak-(ˌ)tō

Definition of ipso facto

as in necessarily

because of necessity if we refuse to tolerate bigotry, do we become, ipso facto, as intolerant as those whom we condemn?

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Recent Examples of ipso facto Thus, the fact that a UPEPA special motion is granted should not ipso facto mean that party or attorney bringing that cause of action should be sanctioned under Rule 11. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Without a dowry and—ipso facto—without suitors. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 May 2026 Once upon a time, being in a rock band meant, ipso facto, being in a cover band. — Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025 This implies a gradual increase in cost over the long-term, which would ipso facto raise prices. — Michael Lynch, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 Any persistent disparity between racial or social groups is taken as ipso facto proof of invidious discrimination. — Charles Kesler, National Review, 20 June 2024 Since the operation was not vetoed, Adams must, ipso facto, have acquiesced. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023

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Because light obeys a superposition principle even under classical physics, this experimental breakthrough doesn’t imply that Schrödinger’s equation necessarily applies to objects 12,900 kilometers wide.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
While the promotion promises access to a future game, not every remaining ticket holder is necessarily guaranteed their preferred World Series matchup.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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Of course, one is inevitably loaded with expectations and prejudices, but the ideal of letting the work teach you how to consider it, as the philosopher Stanely Cavell counseled, is a useful starting point.

— Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
Streamlining the process of coalescing supply chain insights will help brands not just with the regulations coming down the pike, but those that will inevitably follow.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

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