as in even so
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But even so, billions of people are dealing with surging energy prices and spiking food and fertilizer costs.—
Ezgi Canpolat,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026 -
That's a very wealthy state, but even so, very few people earn that much.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Jones still has a higher base salary than the San Jose city manager, however, who makes $429,960, according to data from the nonprofit Transparent California.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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An even bigger problem, however, is that the movie’s moral ambiguity has been replaced by Folgers Crystals.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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The fire started at the back of the home, but the State Fire Marshal is still investigating the cause.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Despite that, our breakfast basket arrived not a second too late, with the pastries still warm.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Eventually, though, Olsson called the board members of Kristianstad herself to explain what a move to Liverpool would mean for her career.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The concussion, though, put her on the shelf for a time.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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That would be the Lincoln Academy, a commendable but nevertheless relatively uncelebrated nonprofit, non-partisan organization that has been around since the mid-1960s and will induct a new group on April 11 in ceremonies on the campus of Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The trustees nevertheless voted unanimously to give the land away, and the judge dismissed Dunn's lawsuit shortly after, citing the facts of the case.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
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Whether or not Ye used AI to make Bully, the album nonetheless feels like decades of his music fed into a computer program.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
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When prompted about medical images, but not actually supplied any images, the models will nonetheless offer diagnoses.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Per contra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per%20contra. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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