as in whatever
in spite of everything
the weather looked bad, but they were resolved to go on with their picnic regardless
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Recent Examples of regardless
Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
But bits of myself ended up making it into the character regardless.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Them, 28 Oct. 2024
Among registered voters who regard Trump as a fascist, 8% support him regardless, the poll found.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
The ad placement’s surroundings may not be to everyone’s tastes, but the objective of the advertiser has been achieved regardless.
—Sergii Denysenko, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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But questions remain about who will lead the minority party in the House next year — though facing a Republican supermajority, Democrats have little power to pass their own legislation regardless.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
But bits of myself ended up making it into the character regardless.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Them, 28 Oct. 2024
Among registered voters who regard Trump as a fascist, 8% support him regardless, the poll found.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
The ad placement’s surroundings may not be to everyone’s tastes, but the objective of the advertiser has been achieved regardless.
—Sergii Denysenko, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Wants to be sure her friends notice her new whatever-she's-wearing.Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2021
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And so the Administration of Harvard, by its own admission, has taken no action whatever.William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 23 Oct. 2017
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He was originally charged with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, and three counts of felony reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, but his charges were reduced to misdemeanors during a hearing on Tuesday. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING?Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The original charges — three felony counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon and one misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct — were pled down this week.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Leap Year is primarily a showcase for high heels worn in improbable situations, like trudging through the muddy, hilly Irish countryside, where Adams gets waylaid en route to propose to her inattentive boyfriend (Adam Scott).Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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The results, published this week in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, says that lead exposure from car exhaust during children’s early development has made generations of Americans more depressed, anxious, inattentive and hyperactive.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Symptoms of measles include high fever — possibly exceeding 104 degrees — cough; runny nose; red, watery eyes; and rash, according to the CDC.Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Tennessee will argue Wednesday that minors cannot adequately consent to receiving treatments like puberty blockers and hormones and its law prevents them from making rash medical decisions.Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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Their rounded faces, their piercings and makeup, their lateness and absences and profuse, careless apologies—their vulnerability was almost intolerable.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Michigan fire statistics The leading cause of fire deaths in 2024 through early December are careless smoking (46%), followed by heating (16%) and explosion (16%), a report by Michigan Fire Inspectors Society said.Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
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The gunman raised the weapon, heedless of a woman standing nearby on the sidewalk.Maria Cramer, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Phishing sites are fraudulent pages that ape secure sites and try to fool heedless visitors into giving away their credentials.PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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But in reality, the gang of four, led by the impetuous and imperious new Saudi crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman, hoped to coerce Qatar into weakening its ties with Iran and Turkey, which are fellow supporters of Islamists throughout the region, such as the Muslim Brotherhood.Aaron David Miller, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2017
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There’s never been a more divisive, vindictive, cruel, illiterate, impetuous, rude bully than the former president.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Oct. 2024
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Cash is also seen as thoughtless and low-effort, says Julian Givi, associate professor of marketing at West Virginia University.Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
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Oz’s decision to close that sewer door could be chalked down to a terrible mistake, the thoughtless actions of a child.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Regardless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regardless. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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