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then again

Idioms

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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then again

But TSMC’s ADR premium soared during the postlockdown bubble, and then again as artificial-intelligence demand drove U.S. buyers to bet on the supplier of chips to Nvidia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

"I don't think he ever saw me doing it to be honest but then again it's not something I thought I'd be going into either."

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

So, then again, it can also be a really beneficial platform.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Measures have been imposed by the regulators to try and curb excessive volatility, and they were triggered both on the way down Monday and then again on the way back up again Tuesday.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

But then again, what would that look like?

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

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