even as

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: at the same time as
They are finishing the job even as we speak.

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Because those actions can boost inflation, long-term rates are under pressure even as the Fed lowers short-term rates. John S. Tobey, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 What doesn’t seem to change even as the world spins forward — as visual dimensions become indecipherable, and as the lines between dream and reality blur — is the weight of loss, and the burden of human emotions and experience. Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024 In October 2022, even as his followers on X began to question where his allegiances lie in the conflict, Musk posted a poll on X inquiring as to how Ukraine and Russia could resolve their conflict, echoing some propositions that Russia had put forth to Ukraine at the time. T. Michelle Murphy, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024 Share [Findings] Inland waters are emitting previously unaccounted-for levels of carbon dioxide, and freshwater insects are flourishing even as terrestrial insects are dying off. Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for even as 

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“Even as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20as. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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