even as

idiom

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

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Over the last year, labor tensions over minimum wages and working conditions have intensified over the past year, even as global consumption patterns disrupted orders. Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 16 Feb. 2026 So in October, even as federal funding cuts were in the mix, bilingual education was deemed important enough, and necessary enough, to warrant 16 new programs. Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026 That setup sends warm, dry winds off the plateaus of northern Mexico, keeping rain chances near zero even as weak cold fronts approach. Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026 Tuttle says she is mystified by the fact that the festival is being presented as being less political, or even as having turned its back on politics. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Feb. 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 19 Feb. 2026.

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