in spite of

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in spite of someone or something

without regard to someone or something; even though another course had been prescribed; ignoring a warning. In spite of her orders to stay, I left. In spite of the bad weather, I had fun on vacation.

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My success is assured; my victim draws nearer and nearer in spite of her efforts. Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context The grappling-irons once fixed, by their help they were sure to raise it in spite of its weight, which was lessened by the density of the liquid in which it was plunged. Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context But soon, in spite of his love for his wife, in spite of his interest in his beautiful home, in spite of his many friends, Raleigh's restless spirit again drove him to the sea, and he set out on a voyage of discovery and adventure. English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context			in safe hands in salad days in season in second childhood in secret in service in session in seventh heaven in shadow in shambles in shoes in short in short order in short supply in sight in sights in single file in situ in small doses in so many words in some neck of the woods in some respects in some transaction for in spades in spare time in spite of in spitting distance in stead in step in step with in stitches in stock in stocking feet in storage in store in style in sum in summary in Sunday best in surgery in tandem in tatters in tears in terms of in that regard in the absence of in the act in the affirmative in the air in the altogether in the back of mind			in some neck of the woods in some respects in some transaction for in some way in some ways in some ways in some ways in someone's behalf in someone's care in someone's way In soundings In Soviet Russia in spades in spades in spades In Span Interconnect in spare time in spate in spate in spate In special in specie in specie in specie in spirit in spirit in spirit in spirit in spite in spite in spite of in spite of appearance In spite of the teeth in spitting distance In sport in spots in spots in spots in spots In Stadium Solutions In Stage Quality Creation in stages In statu quo In Status Quo in status quo ante In stays in stead In stead of In Stent Restenosis in step in step in step in step in step in step with in stitches in stitches in stitches in stitches in stock in stock

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