regardless of

as in despite
without being prevented by regardless of what was previously agreed to, we now refuse to sign the contract

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Recent Examples of regardless of The more tokens were used, the higher the emissions—regardless of whether or not the answer was correct. Simmone Shah, Time, 19 June 2025 The federal law, known as EMTALA, requires that emergency rooms provide care to anyone who arrives at that door, regardless of their ability to pay or any other extenuating circumstances. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 19 June 2025 The religious leaders marching Wednesday called for a halt to the raids, saying immigrants are integral to the Los Angeles community and deserve to be treated with respect and dignity, regardless of documentation status. Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025 This finding held true regardless of how much people exercised. Brian Mastroianni, Health, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for regardless of
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  • And despite her plans being waylayed, time is on her side.
    Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2020
  • And despite the gameplay and unpredictability down the stretch, that is kind of what happened.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 7 May 2020
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  • Assuming the cease-fire Donald Trump negotiated between the U.S., Israel, and Iran holds — some confusion over the timing of that arrangement notwithstanding — the twelve-day war over Iran’s nuclear program concluded early this morning.
    Noah Rothman, National Review, 24 June 2025
  • Shifting a player at the end of June and recognising an immediate benefit is possible, whereas suddenly banking a huge slug of income — the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup notwithstanding — is rather harder to manufacture.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 June 2025

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“Regardless of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regardless%20of. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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