in spite of
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“In spite of the year-on-year tariff impact and in spite of the macro consumer confidence challenges, I think we performed very well,” Chief Executive Mark Barrocas told Barron’s.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Single women are buying homes in spite of — not because of — the system.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
The sculpture has become a symbol to Davy that something can be beautiful, not in spite of its flaws but because of them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
According to the government, the supply of oil to the UK remains healthy in spite of the conflict and stressed that panic buying was not necessary.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
And a father who’s going along with my plans not because he wants to, but in spite of the fact that he’d rather be doing almost anything else.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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