despite
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Iran continued negotiations with the U.S. for financial relief despite an overnight military skirmish and internal hard-line opposition.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
After seven months of investigation, and despite the arrests of the main suspects, the jewels have still not been found.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Martyn said everything went "seamlessly" until they reached the gate, despite Mason, who was wearing a sunflower lanyard and had his diagnosis letter with him, shouting the word "bomb" several times.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
So despite the transparency of global inventories of oil and their transit, much of China’s industry is “troublingly opaque,” he said.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
I giggle despite my nerves, remembering my first impression of Aunt Melissa’s home in South of Somewhere.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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