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that's right

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  1. Yes; that's correct; I agree. For example, Are you leaving early?—That's right, I have to go now, or So you were classmates?—That's right. [c. 1900]


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“I’m not saying that’s right or wrong. That’s just what I’ve been seeing in the past couple of days.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

Ah, shoot, that’s right: It’s 2026, and provoking people with inflammatory remarks is a billion-dollar industry.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

It was looking as though we wouldn’t get a badly needed, monthslong, toe-to-toe face-off about all that’s right and wrong in the sprawling metropolis of high hopes and low expectations.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 7, 2026

Healey told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: "This is a move that's right, it's a move the King has indicated we should take and we're working on that at the moment."

From BBC Nov. 2, 2025

"Oh, that's right, it is, isn't it? We don't offer those here, unfortunately, but I'm sure you'll find your niche. Your cousin's quite the athlete."

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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