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then again

  1. Also, but then. On the other hand, an opposite possibility. For example, I think it'll arrive tomorrow; then again, it may not, or We think you'll like this restaurant, but then again, not everyone does, or The play was a bit dull, but then she's a great actress.



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On the evening of the 21 September, Maria was observed by staff in her room at 20:00 and then again at 20:30.

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At third base, Hernández tagged up once, then again after seeing Frelick’s bobble, before finally breaking for home plate as the Brewers relayed the ball in.

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“But then again, it was just sitting out there to be taken.”

But, then again, neither is motherhood; neither is being an adult; neither is getting out of bed every day and seeing what new horrors might await once we leave the house.

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That doesn’t seem likely but then again, The Oldest Living Baller currently exists in the unlikely.

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