despite
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The lack of pressure to tighten is welcome news considering that Thailand’s economic growth remains below potential despite a tailwind from the global artificial-intelligence investment boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
For patients whose knee arthritis continues to interfere with everyday life despite medication, therapy, and injections, the approach nevertheless represents an increasingly studied possibility.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
The Dodgers are not benching Shohei Ohtani despite lingering injuries and a long slump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
This despite the gauge showing a battery range of 110 miles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
So we called time-traveling criminals Butterflies, despite the fluffiness of the word, because they traveled back to the past to change something.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing despite
Word Generation Weekly - Series 1
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Novel Study: Lord of the Flies, Chapters 1–4
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