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== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==


The first recorded usage as a stock answer to questions was made in 1950 by [[Charlie Ross (journalist)|Charles Ross]], President [[Harry Truman]]'s [[White House press secretary]].[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=comment&allowed_in_frame=0 etymonline.com narrowed search for "comment"] accessed 2016-06-15 According to [[William Safire]], [[Winston Churchill]] attributed the phrase to American diplomat [[Sumner Welles]].''The New York Times'': [[William Safire]], [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/05/magazine/305wwln_safire.1.html "It Is What It Is"], March 5, 2006,
The first recorded usage as a stock answer to questions was made in 1950 by [[Charlie Ross (journalist)|Charles Ross]], President [[Harry Truman]]'s [[White House press secretary]]. According to [[William Safire]], [[Winston Churchill]] attributed the phrase to American diplomat [[Sumner Welles]].''The New York Times'': [[William Safire]], [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/05/magazine/305wwln_safire.1.html "It Is What It Is"], March 5, 2006,


== Criticism ==
== Criticism ==