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that said

American

[that sed] / ˈðæt ˈsɛd /

Also that being said

idiom

regardless of what has just been said; nevertheless.

The place could’ve been cleaner, and the furnishings were pretty old—that said, we had a great time and would stay there again.

Etymology

Origin of that said

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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She was carrying a camera, she said, and wore clear press credentials and a helmet that said “PRESS.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Lu’s indictment shows him and others seated in front of a banner in English and Chinese that said “Fuzhou Police Overseas Service Station, New York, USA.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Elon Musk is paying a pittance to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit that said he failed to timely disclose his stake in Twitter as he was preparing to buy it in 2022.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Lawyers for OpenAI showed text messages from August 2017 between Sutskever and Brockman that said: "Will a model 3 make you be willing to accept massively unfavourable terms?"

From BBC • May 5, 2026

“They wanted me to sign some thing that said what happened yesterday.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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