How native speakers pronounce “despite”

Nobody has a clue, despite all the expertise that's been on parade for the past four days, what the world will look like in five years' time.

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with big dark eyes and just a relentless smile, despite a really, really hard start in her life. We reached out to Lindsey

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Across the country, many schools are starting around 7:30 a.m. or earlier, despite the fact that major medical organizations recommend that middle and high schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m.

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You feel a “second wind” come on. And despite everything, you leave for school in a really good mood. Sleep deprivation can briefly induce euphoria.

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but especially in terms of democracy, despite crises that we're facing right now, we've learned that oftentimes

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(Laughter) But despite being a sourpuss, the niece who lived with him and looked after him

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Veronica came to our clinic, and despite all these encounters with healthcare professionals, Veronica was still sick.

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as their medical problems, and yet despite that widespread awareness of the importance of upstream issues,

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but had to cash in her retirement fund just to keep her doors open. And despite being the city's only 24-hour assistance for victims, it took the city five years before they granted her money.

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and keep our eye on the prize, you know, continue to look for the gift despite, you know, the circumstances around you.

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one that would shape the future of this country and the world. Despite the incredible technological progress happening all around us,

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We are blindly driving into a fog, despite the warnings of scientists like myself, that this trajectory could lead to loss of control.

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(Laughter) Despite building my career by showing how great giving can feel, I actually wasn't doing very much of it.

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election know afd is not going to win despite Elon saying that they're going to it's going to be Frederick MZ and

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(Laughter) But despite our sense that a love marriage is the norm, by a slight majority,

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ask two questions of each of you. Do I accept my partner despite their shortcomings? Do I commit to nurture them to achieve what is important to them?

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generation of more >> confident independent kids despite all the things going on in the

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But it did make me feel better, despite what I felt. And so,

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which is how do we protect the people who are going to be displaced by it? MZ: OK, so I mean, despite what we've just talked about so far, Alvin is actually an optimist.

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And I was underdeveloped and over-excitable. And despite my fear of ever being looked at for too long,

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And our battle scars are far from faint. Yet and still, despite our desire and willingness to heal, we often find ourselves fighting hard in the paint,

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that women are largely left out of research trials, despite gender-specific medical findings having demonstrated that we are not actually just small men --

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to artificial intelligence today. Despite that, AI is an undeniably powerful tool, beating the world-class "Go" champion,

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A triumph built on the resilience I had relied on long before, back when showing up despite setbacks felt impossible. I was given the opportunity to perform the Swan Queen,

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to safe, well-maintained places to stroll. Despite the known benefits of walking, many cities and towns have been designed with only driving in mind.

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We noticed that some mothers, despite having been carefully caring for their children for many years, had been able to maintain their telomeres.

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I've since realized from conversations I've had and from research that this stagnation, despite hard work, turns out to be pretty common.

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The reason many of us don't improve much despite our hard work is that we tend to spend almost all of our time in the performance zone.

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(Laughter) To speak more clearly despite a lisp, he went through his speeches with stones in his mouth.

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Where's the logic in that? Despite all that, I tried to understand him. I didn't want to judge him with the same cruelty that he judged me.

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That debate, however, is somewhat unresolved. Despite such doubts, I, personally -- whatever I am -- think that the self has no reality outside of the brain and body.

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I mean, it's amazing to follow the will of life. So let's go out there and try to create communities of hope despite all odds, like tender dandelions breaking through asphalt.

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nearly all the other late night shows in subscribers despite starting from way behind. And while many of us may remember Corden

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which was far, far more than his peers, who only averaged 150 compositions despite living way longer. That was Mozart's method.

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And the way she guided me with that moral compass. And despite having a couple of degrees under my belt, lessons learned from that moral compass,

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(Laughter) Now, this despite the fact that I lived in Nigeria. I had never been outside Nigeria.

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What if my roommate knew about Nollywood, full of innovative people making films despite great technical odds, films so popular

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but also by the incredible resilience of people who thrive despite the government, rather than because of it.

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They got together and committed 665 million dollars. But despite all of this momentum, we face some huge challenges.

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to the survivors and their families who participated in the project despite their deep grief. And also to the China Road and Bridge Construction Company

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