in spite of
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From Salon
In spite of Mama’s good care I was a sickly child and always small for my age.
From Literature
Hunger opened up in the boy like a chasm, in spite of the bland chicken breast he’d just consumed.
From Literature
He was good at math, in spite of what everyone thought.
From Literature
In spite of the fact that very soon the boy would have a hearing to determine if he could stay living with his aunt and uncle, in spite of the fact that the odds of Minna or Sid or me being alive in another year were slim, the boy nodded vigorously, embracing this version of a future.
From Literature
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