despite
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This time the Dodgers lost, 2-1, despite left-hander Blake Snell’s five innings of one-run baseball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
The S&P 500 may at times seem relatively calm on the surface despite some violent moves in individual stock prices.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
Participants who experienced more frequent micro awakenings also tended to have higher genetic risk, despite being healthy, relatively young and free of Alzheimer's symptoms.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Ten of his league goal involvements followed carries, fewer only than Vinicius Jr, despite Jackson playing substantially fewer minutes.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
But despite my words, despite my insistence that we would see our parents again, there was a tiny part of me that knew Hannie was right, and that maybe we wouldn’t.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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