despite
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Mather said despite the "unique risk and a challenging site", the project was completed ahead of schedule and below forecast costs.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Sandisk and Lumentum recover some ground Monday, while CoreWeave falls despite a Goldman Sachs upgrade as AI financing concerns linger.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
The boom comes despite a rise in resource nationalism, with local officials seizing assets and detaining executives to secure a larger share of the profits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Musk, she noted, doesn’t have a reputation as a philanthropist, despite his wealth.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
“And what have you there?” the musk ox would say, despite it being fairly obvious what was in Duane’s arms.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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