despite
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And despite dance changing over the years, from television to YouTube to platforms like TikTok, "the DNA is the same", says Keflezgy.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The author makes clear that suffering, despite popular mythology, typically does not ennoble.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
In Herrera, the court argued that clemency was the appropriate avenue for freestanding innocence claims, despite the extreme arbitrariness of pardon decisions.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
This small group of ancient crocodile relatives evolved body plans that closely resembled bipedal theropod dinosaurs, despite belonging to a very different branch of the reptile family tree.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
But the boy knew that, despite his age, his Togbe’s mind had never been like that.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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