despite the fact

Example Sentences

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She felt they had been forced to live a "legal fiction", despite the fact their "de facto parent" was again their birth mother.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

This despite the fact that the leak actually made a strong case for robust cybersecurity defenses in a world where AI tools can give hackers new superpowers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"Standard computational studies of photocatalysts typically focus on ground-state properties and neglect excited-state effects, despite the fact that photocatalysis is inherently driven by photoexcited charge carriers. Specifically, we employ many-body perturbation theory methods."

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

UCLA’s firepower proved far too much for USC — despite the fact that Bruins star center Lauren Betts scored just five points, her fewest in more than two years.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

The hairs on the back of my neck stand at attention, and my fingers tremble, despite the fact that I have them buried in my coat pockets.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles