as in even so
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Adverb
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But even so, the numbers are stark and heading in the wrong direction.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025 -
The president-elect even so far as to threaten primarying any Republican who refused to do so.—
Cami Mondeaux,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Dec. 2024
Adverb
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The future, however, quickly has gotten murkier than anyone imagined.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2025
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There was one consistent accessory between both Zendaya’s Golden Globes look and her screening ’fit, however, and that was her new engagement ring.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
7 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Only four are still in those jobs — Kevin O’Connell (Minnesota Vikings), Todd Bowles (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Brian Daboll (New York Giants) and Mike McDaniel (Miami Dolphins).—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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The National Center for Education Statistics has tracked a recent drop in U.S. children’s reading abilities, yet that mostly coincides with the pandemic, and scores are still as good as or better than when the center started measuring, in 1971.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Where that point is, though, is debatable and perhaps the subject of another article.—
Zain Jaffer,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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The brief applause, though, was the first and last time the TikTok phenom (157 million followers and counting) had the spotlight.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
24 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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In excerpts from his opening remarks, Rubio will lay aim at China—which outgoing President Joe Biden has also called a competitor but nevertheless sought to engage.—
Beth Greenfield,
Fortune Asia,
15 Jan. 2025
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My goal here is simply to explain how, in the absence of the GPO, public sector employees who did not participate in Social Security can nevertheless receive substantial benefit windfalls from the program.—
Andrew Biggs,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
Adverb
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Several behind-the-scenes folks are shown raw, unedited footage of interrogations, which remind you that these monsters are nonetheless fellow human beings.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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Bentley’s handling of the bridge incident differs from Johnson’s in the book, showing Robert as more of a humanist in an experience that nonetheless will come to haunt him.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Per contra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per%20contra. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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