despite
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Pratt, a registered Republican, launched a longshot campaign for mayor in January despite being a political outsider who has not held public office.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Iran has also shown in weeks of skirmishes that it has more than enough missiles to stay in the fight despite U.S. and Israeli efforts to degrade those capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
That kind of inflation has been prevalent across the tournament's 104 matches, where seats for many games remain available on secondary re-sale markets despite huge demand.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Nvidia stock, for instance, dropped after its past four quarterly reports despite beating estimates each time.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Suddenly, despite my flat-out refusal to my mom earlier that night, I was all in.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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