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despite the fact





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The Justice Department attorney told Frimpong that no personal phones had been imaged at that point, despite the fact that more than 800 officers indicated that they had used their personal phones during operations.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Yet in the face of that constraint — and despite the fact that the company is shifting capacity from personal-computer CPUs to server CPUs — client revenue still substantially increased from the prior-year quarter.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

This is despite the fact that “domicile” does not appear in the 14th Amendment or the subsequent statutes.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2026

That partially explains “why gasoline remains strong despite the fact there’s plenty of crude oil that appears to be available in the open market.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

And despite the fact that the figure seemed to run away from us, she is also sure that we made a narrow escape from certain death.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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