as in even so
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Adverb
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Meiyun sleeps on the sofa, but even so Baoshu’s presence will be a problem for her relationship with Qifeng.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025 -
But even so, outside their home, Lisa feels the risks are greater.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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Fewer than three hours later, however, most of that throng trickled out of the stadium in disappointment after watching the Mustangs break a scoreless game at halftime en route to a 21-0 victory.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Score did, however, share a tidbit about how the book came together.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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In March 2022, for reasons that still remain unclear, the truce between the Salvadoran government and MS-13 fell apart.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Families of the trapped -- who are said to be mostly teenage boys -- waited anxiously for news as rescue teams combed through twisted debris and slabs of concrete to find 38 students and workers who were still missing.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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What Alejandro does, though, is mine that thread that connects all of these places — over their history and through its people — for what amounts to a pan-Caribbean artistic expression.—
Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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Somehow, though, in the war of words, college students tend to get the blame.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Director Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother ($5 in the MFL) won the top prize at Venice, but there’s nevertheless an enduring sense that the family dramedy starring Adam Driver, Cate Blanchett, and Vicky Krieps will be too small for awards season.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Joining Rapp in his intellectual group, Adam Goldberg's Mike Newhouse nevertheless gets into a scuffle during the moon tower party but ultimately stands up for himself.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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In a statement, BusPatrol pointed out the audit’s confirmation that the procurement process used to enter into a contract with Miami-Dade schools was done according to the rules, although the audit argues the district should have nonetheless done their own due diligence.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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After the fraught delay, play resumed nonetheless.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Per contra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per%20contra. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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