despite
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And he almost battled Raman to a draw despite her years of getting elected in this city.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
Unison gave £366,936 and Unite, despite having been very critical of the Labour government, donated £392,544.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Hackers are likely to try and trick Mythos into answering these questions, despite Anthropic’s controls—a process known as jailbreaking—but the company says it has done extensive testing to make that harder to pull off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
U.S. stocks are rallying, led by tech, nearing record levels despite elevated bond yields and an S&P 500 dividend yield below 1%.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
I end up finishing the book—the whole book, despite how long it is—on Saturday night.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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