despite
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They are adorable despite their quirky physique—square in the front, round in the back—or maybe because of it.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
And his advice for the millions of people who will pick up the FPL app again next season, despite promising themselves they wouldn't do it to themselves again?
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Consumer sentiment hit a record low in May, despite strong economic indicators like GDP growth and low unemployment.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Average diesel prices rose 14% in April despite the tax cut.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 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
Vocabulary lists containing despite
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