even if
idiom
—used to stress that something will happen despite something else that might prevent it
I'm going to the party even if it rains.
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The Patriots made a bunch of significant additions, which all add up to a great offseason, even if some of the players seemed overpaid.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
No Opening Day pitcher anywhere could be like Seaver, whose 11 Opening Day assignments for the Mets would almost surely remain an unbreakable franchise record even if the role of the starter hadn’t been transformed.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Austin Mock's projections TEAM POST DIV. WS W-L Cardinals
25.4%
18.8%
0.9%
79-83 (2nd)
Bold prediction
The Cardinals hover around .500 for most of the first half, leading Mozeliak to buy at the trade deadline — even if that path isn’t best for the organization’s long-term player development goal.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Spector believes Perimeter, headed by CEO Haitham Khouri, will benefit from low single-digit volume growth even if the total number of acres burned is little changed.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
No Opening Day pitcher anywhere could be like Seaver, whose 11 Opening Day assignments for the Mets would almost surely remain an unbreakable franchise record even if the role of the starter hadn’t been transformed.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Austin Mock's projections TEAM POST DIV. WS W-L Cardinals
25.4%
18.8%
0.9%
79-83 (2nd)
Bold prediction
The Cardinals hover around .500 for most of the first half, leading Mozeliak to buy at the trade deadline — even if that path isn’t best for the organization’s long-term player development goal.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Spector believes Perimeter, headed by CEO Haitham Khouri, will benefit from low single-digit volume growth even if the total number of acres burned is little changed.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Even if.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20if. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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