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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And even if there were a feasible option, cars aren’t supposed to stay in a train station parking lot for more than 72 hours without special permission.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026
The top two finishers in the June 2 primary will advance to a November runoff even if the first-place finisher gets more than 50% of the vote in June.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
And even if a cut there was reflected identically, a 25 basis point reduction will still leave many borrowers with rates in the 20% range.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
These strangers also would not know what, if any, additional health care costs and other bills the Dane and Van Der Beek families may be left to pay, even if both actors had savings and generally good health care coverage through SAG-AFTRA.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026
The top two finishers in the June 2 primary will advance to a November runoff even if the first-place finisher gets more than 50% of the vote in June.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
And even if a cut there was reflected identically, a 25 basis point reduction will still leave many borrowers with rates in the 20% range.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
These strangers also would not know what, if any, additional health care costs and other bills the Dane and Van Der Beek families may be left to pay, even if both actors had savings and generally good health care coverage through SAG-AFTRA.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Even if.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20if. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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