| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| "But despite that ..." | Premier Sunday | 10 Aug 2025 |
| "Despite that ..." | Universal | 20 Apr 2025 |
| "But still ..." | Universal | 13 Dec 2024 |
| "Still..." | Wall Street Journal | 26 Nov 2024 |
| "Nevertheless..." | Newsday | 27 May 2024 |
| "Even still ... " | LA Times Daily | 22 May 2024 |
| "In spite of all that ... " | LA Times Daily | 28 Jul 2023 |
| 'Nevertheless …' | New York Times | 11 Feb 2023 |
| "Still ..." | Eugene Sheffer | 10 Jan 2022 |
| "Still ..." | Eugene Sheffer | 22 Mar 2021 |
| 'Nevertheless ...' | New York Times | 21 Nov 2020 |
| 'But still ... ' | The Washington Post | 09 Nov 2020 |
| "But still ... " | LA Times Daily | 09 Nov 2020 |
| "Even so ..." | Universal | 26 Oct 2020 |
| 'Nevertheless . . .' | USA Today | 23 Jul 2020 |
| 'Still ...' | New York Times | 01 Jun 2020 |
| ''Still, . . .'' | Newsday | 07 Nov 2019 |
| 'That being said ...' | The Washington Post Sunday | 31 Mar 2019 |
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| 'In spite of that . . .' | USA Today | 06 Jul 2018 |
| "Even so ... " | LA Times Daily | 10 Mar 2018 |
| 'Even so ... ' | The Washington Post | 10 Mar 2018 |
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| Hedging words | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 05 Feb 2016 |
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| ''Despite that . . .'' | Newsday | 26 Oct 2015 |
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