in spite of
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Despite controversies over visas and ticket prices and transportation, and in spite of consternation over expansion and new rules, the game has, as usual, proved too good to fail.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026
Or is Juneteenth a celebration of the strength and excellence that both grew out of the great evil that slavery represented and in spite of it, an evil that still afflicts the nation in 2026?
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
However, the parasite has advanced northward in spite of these efforts.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Budapest's annual pride march went ahead last year in spite of the ban, with organisers of the march saying at the time that a record 200,000 people took part.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Razi felt a chill in spite of the heat of the day.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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