even if
idiom
—used to stress that something will happen despite something else that might prevent it
I'm going to the party even if it rains.
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Gostin said eliminating the ACA entirely will be a challenge, even if Republicans control all three chambers.
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Our job is to give readers an independent, verifiable account of what’s happening, even if the president is calling us enemies of the people or bloodsuckers.
—Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2024
Traders have been betting for months that a Trump victory could enhance the value of Truth Social — though justifying its current price tag would be very difficult even if Trump is back in the White House.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
The chaotic summer of George Floyd protests, violent crime, and COVID-19 lockdowns are increasingly associated with the Left, even if Trump was president at the time.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Our job is to give readers an independent, verifiable account of what’s happening, even if the president is calling us enemies of the people or bloodsuckers.
—Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2024
Traders have been betting for months that a Trump victory could enhance the value of Truth Social — though justifying its current price tag would be very difficult even if Trump is back in the White House.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
The chaotic summer of George Floyd protests, violent crime, and COVID-19 lockdowns are increasingly associated with the Left, even if Trump was president at the time.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Even if.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20if. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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