See even so on Wiktionary
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "trots det"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "kahit"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "in spite of the preceding remark or facts",
"word": "yine de"
}
],
"word": "even so"
}
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