as in even so
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Adverb
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Current boyfriend Oli Green is up to snuff in a regulation dark City-of-London/Wall-Street let’s-argue-about-the-tariffs suit, but the suit has got a hellish job of work boosting Green even so much as a few months older than his 28 years.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025 -
But there were dissidents within the meeting even so.—
Eva Amsen,
JSTOR Daily,
11 June 2025
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There are, however, plants that always need staking even if they are grown in optimal conditions.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 July 2025
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Approval for mainstream use, however, might take a few years.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
30 July 2025
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Thankfully, Amazon’s fashion department is still overflowing with matching sets for summer — and our favorites are all less than $40.—
Hailey Roy,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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And yet, for most organizations, it’s still viewed in three limited ways: a tool for building client relationships, a necessary expense, or a logistical nuisance.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Ultimately, though, Kim chose to give his rose to Faith, a free spirit and fellow Washingtonian.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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What has been relayed by both parties though, through Star-Telegram sources and public comments, is that the guarantees on the contract would have given Parons the most money of any defender in NFL history.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Aug. 2025
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Challenged by armed gangs in southern Gaza and a population that has expressed open anger at Hamas, the militant group has nevertheless found a way to continue the fight, exacting a deadly price with each passing week that goes by without a ceasefire.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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But Latin America’s ideals of el bien común have nevertheless helped shape legal codes into the present—including international law.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2025
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This work has taken place in what’s known as the Government Community Cloud, which is intended for information that is not classified but is nonetheless sensitive.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
ArsTechnica,
26 July 2025
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Counsell understood the question was relating to the trade deadline but was trying to evade it nonetheless.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
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“Per contra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per%20contra. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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