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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Eskamani said she she was kept from medical facilities due to federal health care privacy laws — even if the patients consented. Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025 The numbers, cannot be ignored, even if he is scheduled to start on Sunday. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025 La Isla is worth a visit, even if only for a bit of window shopping or a break from the beach; the twists and turns of its canals and walkways that sit alongside the Nichupté Lagoon are quite pretty. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025 Palace also voted for a moratorium on player loans between clubs with the same owners at a Premier League meeting in November — with Textor angered by that decision, even if the proposal was ultimately rejected. Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for even if

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“Even if.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20if. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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