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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The pieces are there, even if the moment isn’t yet.
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
This sentiment—even if there is hunger, and there is no hunger—is not limited to the government’s core supporters.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
But if Florida were to redraw the maps, groups could still challenge it as a gerrymander even if DeSantis never explicitly mentions the political advantage.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
And even if California farmers started planting more olive trees this year, those trees wouldn't start producing olives for several years.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 5 Aug. 2025
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
This sentiment—even if there is hunger, and there is no hunger—is not limited to the government’s core supporters.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
But if Florida were to redraw the maps, groups could still challenge it as a gerrymander even if DeSantis never explicitly mentions the political advantage.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
And even if California farmers started planting more olive trees this year, those trees wouldn't start producing olives for several years.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Even if.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20if. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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