despite
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Nevertheless, most analysts expect decent listing gains despite a weak year for Indian equities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
New documents obtained by AFP suggest Tuvalu will find it hard to pivot away from fossil fuels, despite the prime minister himself deriding such investments as "not a good look".
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Its stock is up over 40% since January despite recent jitters that exposed chip stocks to wild swings as investors worry about the scale of AI spending, rising interest rates and heavy debt burdens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
But despite easing restrictions on the size of families, Beijing has struggled to persuade couples to have more children, with birth rates hitting historic lows.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
So despite all the Allied bombing, everyone thought it was better to be at the mercy of the Americans and the British, rather than to wait for the Russians to arrive.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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