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per contra

adverb

Definition of per contra

as in even so

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The sidewalks in central Toronto were very wide, but even so, this blind man seemed fearless.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
But even so, large offshore arrays inevitably make the electromagnetic environment harder.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of even so

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The Paris installation is only a small part of the project, however, since the glass factory is being rebuilt in spaces including Red Clay Studio in Tamale and a British-era colonial building.

— Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
On its face, however, this inspirational message seems in sharp contrast to economic reality.

— Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of however

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Throw in a third massive object, though, and the math gets ridiculously more complicated and difficult to solve.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
This week’s talk has an extra dose of urgency, though, after two government reports showed inflation heating up for consumers and businesses — spurring speculation about how soon the Fed will raise interest rates to handle soaring prices.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of though

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But animation is just so much more expressive, so much more information can be carried through color and line size and boldness and the kind of unreal physicality that nonetheless conveys real emotion.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
But as Oliver pointed out, outright hate, and even threats to murder Liberty Biberty, just doesn’t cut it an era when negative engagement counts as engagement nonetheless.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

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