despite
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Bass, who was scorned for being out of town during the January 2025 Palisades fire despite high wind warnings, did slightly better with 18%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Eljamel public inquiry, external previously heard that 40 theatre logbooks were destroyed in July 2025 despite an order not to do so.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Huawei has flourished despite the sanctions, expanding into new businesses, boosting profitability and finding fresh ways to curb its dependence on U.S. suppliers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
They form an unusual stone alignment in a lowland landscape, and despite their striking size, scientists had not been able to determine where the stones originally came from.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
If Akira kept her blinders on, if she ignored Dodger and pushed on despite his signals, she would be as bad as her dad.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Vocabulary lists containing despite
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