even so

as in however
in spite of that I know you claim not to care about the breakup; even so, you keep talking about it

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Recent Examples of even so Expectations are for some disinflation, but even so a March interest rate cut is viewed as extremely unlikely. Simon Moore, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 But even so, some aspects of the franchise had to remain for the fourth and likely final installment. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 13 Feb. 2025 Whale Rider director Niki Caro plays with the notion that no one is a fiercer warrior than a mom protecting her young, but even so, The Mother is a replacement-level event film trying to cash in on a trendy action style. Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2025 Yet even so, there are reasons to be optimistic. Lisa Caldwell, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for even so
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Adverb
  • The moment didn't hurt the brothers' relationship, however: in the years since, the Voltaggios have opened several restaurants together around the U.S. and even had a Food Network competition show, Battle of the Brothers.
    Kate Hogan, People.com, 13 June 2025
  • Brown had shot a weapon; the reason why, however, was under dispute.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Adverb
  • Howe, though, loves him and is keen to retain Pope and build competition.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 June 2025
  • Pesticides are unique among chemicals, though, says Melissa Perry, an environmental epidemiologist and dean of George Mason’s College of Public Health.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 5 June 2025
Adverb
  • The report argued that a spirit of collaboration and openness nevertheless prevailed in the field of health care.
    Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
  • Though television squashed the production into two dimensions, the broadcast nevertheless felt real and exciting; director David Comer let the camera play on the players, rather than trying for a cinematic effect through an excess of close-ups and cutaways.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Adverb
  • At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it is still undetermined.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
  • After 44 years, Metallica is still busy performing live on stage as their M72 tour recently extended to dates in Europe next year.
    David Chiu, People.com, 14 June 2025
Adverb
  • Even if another 26 cases still under review at the start of last month are eventually taken up, the resulting prosecution rate would nonetheless hover around 12%.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
  • The 11 vetoes — up from Polis’ previous high of 10 in 2023 — nonetheless underscored the adage that every bill must pass by clear threshold to become law: 33 votes in the House, 18 votes in the Senate and one vote from the governor’s office.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
Adverb
  • There will be a lot of intangibles that will determine how AEW will navigate through yet another volatile period for WBD.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Despite the bombardment, Washington believes the Kremlin’s retaliation for Ukraine’s drone strike on Russian bombers last weekend hasn’t yet happened in earnest, Reuters reported.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 10 June 2025

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