despite
preposition
used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it
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preposition
used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it
used for referring to a fact that makes something else surprising
adverb
despite a fact or idea that you have just mentioned: used as a way of showing how a sentence, phrase, or word is related to what has already been said
in spite of something
despite what has been mentioned
used when mentioning an advantage that exists in spite of the problem or disadvantage that you have just mentioned
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