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
Yet in spite of that media shift, 60 Minutes remained widely viewed and successful across all metrics.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
However, the parasite has advanced northward in spite of these efforts.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
They blew on her skin, but in spite of their care Nhamo’s feet had blistered and scarred.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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