despite
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Since May, spot prices paid for transporting goods have been increasing, despite the overall volume of shipments at the ports remaining flat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
At the time, SuperSport were not on the lookout for cheating, despite the shenanigans of the first two Tests.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Megacap companies, including the “Magnificent Seven” group of tech stocks, have been almost rate insensitive in recent months, despite borrowing a deluge of new debt to fund the AI build-out.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Tampa Bay Rays have been baseball’s greatest innovators for nearly two decades, using cutting-edge data to outsmart the competition despite their microscopic payroll.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Because despite everything Mom said, I still miss it.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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