despite
Example Sentences
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For now, the team is engaged in discussions and entertaining offers for Leonard, who is highly regarded despite being central to a league investigation into allegations of salary-cap intervention.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
Michael also overtook Oppenheimer despite Noan's film benefitting from the viral "Barbenheimer" phenomenon in the summer of 2023.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
Oil prices were rising early Monday despite the U.S. and Iran agreeing to halt tit-for-tat strikes around the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
Maybank upgrades Malaysia’s technology sector’s rating to positive from neutral despite the near-term currency headwind, and peg Vitrox, Pentamaster, Northeast and Itmax System as top buys.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
Took another deep breath despite the smell and blew it out again.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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