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even

[ee-vuhn] / ˈi vən /








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While Devon Again finishes her long-simmering debut album — she hopes to have it out next year — her new music is just as slippery, even confrontational to the pop stardom she’s so close to.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

“They’re leaving people without their family, basically, and then some of the people are even dying in there,” she said of immigration detention.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

She was even reluctant to notably distance herself from the president on easy issues.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

The manager said that estimate did not even take into account further losses that would result from closing the shop.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

And even though I am still messing up on the piece I’m practicing, just holding Grace makes me feel better.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

This season, Toney finished second in the domestic scoring charts with 32 goals in 32 games - he evens boasts more assists and a better shot conversion rate than Bayern Munich forward Kane.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Sometimes people get it right, sometimes people get it wrong, but it usually evens out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

“Break evens are saying that the market thinks oil prices are going to stay high for at least a period of time,” said Tom Graff, chief investment officer of Baltimore-based Facet, a financial advisory company.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026

Eilish’s nod for “Wildflower,” which the 23-year-old wrote with her brother, Finneas O’Connell, brings her career nominations in the song category to six — and evens her up with Paul McCartney and Lionel Richie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025

Ronnie takes out the clippers, gives me some points on the side, and evens up the back of my hairline.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake

The Brewers, however, evened the score without delay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Their independent expenditures helped supplement Mr. Becerra’s relatively small $17 million war-chest and somewhat evened the lopsided field with Mr. Steyer’s $216 million self-funded campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

But he noted the indexes have diverged for periods of time before, in both directions, but have always evened out over time.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

With a 4-3 victory Sunday before a raucous sold-out crowd at Honda Center, the Ducks evened the series 2-2 ahead of Game 5 in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

But it evened out, as it always did, by Three.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry

It also means there will be more light in the mornings now, and it will get dark earlier in the evening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Operation Moonbeam, which runs up to the evening of 5 November, means police can call on specially trained officers to deal with violence and disorder.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

The force said in an evening update that officers were "continuing to make arrests" as they confirmed that 139 had already been detained.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

They taught growing girls the timetable of dress—nightgown and wrapper; day dress and visiting; tea gown, dinner dress and evening gown—and gave them hands-on training with a wee wardrobe, which they often sewed themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

“You knew I was taking up your evening after you’d been working here since early this morning, but you still came anyway.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith


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