even as

phrase

: at the same time as
They are finishing the job even as we speak.

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Bass has never lost an election and won’t easily fold, even as her first term has careened from one crisis to another. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is pouring billions of dollars into developing a domestic tech ecosystem under his Vision 2030 program, even as some mega-projects are delayed. Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026 And yet, even as the world becomes harder to bear, images move faster than ever. Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 Willcox recalls the team’s expectations being kept deliberately low even as results began to turn. Andrew Rice, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for even as

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“Even as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20as. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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