despite
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Episodic television represents a new frontier for Cage, an actor who, despite having a fabulously eclectic body of work to his name, had not embraced the small screen.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Michael Salisbury allowed Matheus Cunha's goal for United to stand, despite Bryan Mbeumo handling the ball in the build-up.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Coke Zero has shot to the top of this category despite being 21 years old, in part because of a recipe change in 2017 that further aligned it with the taste of original Coke.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Majungasaurus, for example, had a heavily built skull and extremely small arms despite weighing only about 1.6 tons, roughly one fifth the weight of T. rex.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
She let out a hacking cough and pulled her thin coat tighter around her shoulders, despite the August heat.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing despite
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