even as

idiom

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

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The stock market ended a volatile week with gains, lifted by easing inflation and upbeat corporate results, even as rising unemployment and fragile consumer sentiment raised fresh doubts about the strength of the economic recovery. Benzinga, Freep.com, 20 Dec. 2025 And Ahmed al-Ahmed, who came to Australia from Syria in 2006, a former policeman who now owns a fruit stand at Bondi Beach, tackled one of the gunmen and wrenched the rifle from him, even as he was wounded himself. Scott Simon, NPR, 20 Dec. 2025 That surge came even as investors grew increasingly wary of inflated artificial intelligence valuations and the financing underpinning the rapid expansion of data centers. April Roach, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025 Both programs face long-term sustainability challenges, but broad reform remains politically difficult—even as insolvency looms. Thomas McInerney, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025 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 21 Dec. 2025.

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