despite
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McInnes insists that, despite millions spent on nine additions to his squad already this summer, they are still short of the necessary quality.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
She decides to investigate, despite being warned off by her boss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Kelly, now a college football analyst at CBS Sports, said that despite the promise, he held off giving Pickett No. 5 unless Burrow agreed to let his No. 9 go to another player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Castro is the last surviving leader of Cuba's 1959 revolution and seen as still wielding power on the island, despite stepping down as president in 2018.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Moreover, despite how backbreaking it could be, there was a certain thrill in seeing seeds we’d planted a few days before poke tiny leaves out of the soil and shoot unstoppably upward.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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