even if
idiom
—used to stress that something will happen despite something else that might prevent it
I'm going to the party even if it rains.
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Share the joy with your traveling partners, even if the little ones aren't quite old enough to do with the actual planning.
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Christine Sarkis, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
There is a housing crisis that touches most of us in some way, even if our home situation is currently stable and safe.
—Jamie Gold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
Cook’s comments about the newer iPhone 15 models, including the 15 Pro Max, being top sellers in urban China suggests that the company may have benefited from higher prices even if overall units were down more sharply.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 3 May 2024
Then there’s the character design, which reads somewhere between anime and a comic book, even if deliberately more realistic here.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 May 2024
Cute This sunny stretch of Northern California may be best known for its famed vineyards and wineries, but the five towns of Napa Valley are a perfect retreat for a mother-daughter vacation even if neither of you drink.
—Juliet Izon, Glamour, 3 May 2024
And even if an effective vaccine was available, most flu vaccines are still produced with old-fashioned technology that relies on growing virus in eggs — this can take months to make enough and can be unpredictable.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 3 May 2024
The principle of precaution, moreover, requires that armies must take constant care to spare civilians and civilian objects, even if doing so might slow down military operations.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The Eastern Front – Pennsylvania and Georgia provide exactly the 35 Electoral Votes Trump would need to get over the finish line and would put him at 270, even if Biden wins Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Nevada.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
Christine Sarkis, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
There is a housing crisis that touches most of us in some way, even if our home situation is currently stable and safe.
—Jamie Gold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
Cook’s comments about the newer iPhone 15 models, including the 15 Pro Max, being top sellers in urban China suggests that the company may have benefited from higher prices even if overall units were down more sharply.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 3 May 2024
Then there’s the character design, which reads somewhere between anime and a comic book, even if deliberately more realistic here.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 May 2024
Cute This sunny stretch of Northern California may be best known for its famed vineyards and wineries, but the five towns of Napa Valley are a perfect retreat for a mother-daughter vacation even if neither of you drink.
—Juliet Izon, Glamour, 3 May 2024
And even if an effective vaccine was available, most flu vaccines are still produced with old-fashioned technology that relies on growing virus in eggs — this can take months to make enough and can be unpredictable.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 3 May 2024
The principle of precaution, moreover, requires that armies must take constant care to spare civilians and civilian objects, even if doing so might slow down military operations.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The Eastern Front – Pennsylvania and Georgia provide exactly the 35 Electoral Votes Trump would need to get over the finish line and would put him at 270, even if Biden wins Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Nevada.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Even if.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20if. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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