despite
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At that stage, Strategy was sitting on unrealized losses of almost $5 billion and despite public displays of bravura and a refusal to contemplate selling, the pressure on Strategy’s stock price was relentless.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
“We think the valuation remains attractive, despite some overhang risk, and with the clouds over the strategy dissipating,” the analysts write.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
But despite its limitations, GDP is still the most widely used measure for most government decisions and international comparisons.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Scientists have long suspected that this change helps these animals maintain healthy brain function despite living in chronically low-oxygen environments.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
It was a whole day’s travel and they arrived exhausted, the parents trying to console their children despite the dread in their own hearts.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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