despite
preposition
used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it
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Despite something
in spite of something
used for referring to a fact that makes something else surprising
nevertheless
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
for all
in spite of something
all/just the same
despite what has been mentioned
at least
used when mentioning an advantage that exists in spite of the problem or disadvantage that you have just mentioned
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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