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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“Even if.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20if. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.

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