even as

phrase

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

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The world’s leading authority on food insecurity warned in July that most Gaza families still weren’t getting nearly enough to eat even as Israel allowed more aid. — James Pollard, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026 Consumer spending has been growing even as higher prices continue to pinch many households. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026 Researchers used Anthropic’s Claude technology to break into OpenAI’s ChatGPT systems, underlining the immediate dangers of AI even as regulators fret over its long-term risks. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026 The hope is that substantial support from the three cities will be necessary only temporarily and that the county will continue some level of support even as Friends of The Underline increases its fundraising, Daly said. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 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 25 Sep. 2026.

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