in spite of
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So in spite of his many disclaimers around the integrity of the forecast, Klement is braced for the tournament kick-off in June.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
We have to proceed with spirit, with energy, in spite of everything, an energy that amounts to a kind of love.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
"We are very pleased to exercise democracy in spite of the many challenges we face," president Mahmud Abbas told journalists after voting in Al-Bireh, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
Single women are buying homes in spite of — not because of — the system.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
This was something to the effect that, in the Underworld, a great ox costs only a penny, but I knew what he meant and in spite of myself I laughed.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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