despite
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Debit-card fees have been capped since 2011 under an amendment added to the landmark Dodd-Frank Act, despite heated opposition from those parties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
At Llyn Padarn, Gwynedd, despite the lake's designated bathing water being classified as "excellent" for water quality, discharges lasted 1,614 hours.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Amid the 2026 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, videos of a doctor recommending Vitamin D3 and zinc spread from accounts selling supplements, despite these being unable to treat the disease.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
County officials said voters weren’t questioned and polling places ran normally despite the brief ICE presence nearby.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
I’d gone only a few steps when I noticed something gray shoved into one of the well-manicured hedges, and despite my preoccupation I paused to grab it.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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