Word: spites
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...spite of his musical experience, Hicks admitted he was not familiar with the original version...
...spite of his musical experience, Hicksadmitted he was not familiar with the originalversion...
...spite of what my research suggests, this concept is almost too clever not to exist somewhere, in some language. If it exists, it would not refer to simply an act of pathological self-deception, such as in, "I feel nostalgic for the Mondale Presidency." It would rather refer to the prevalent feeling that things used to be better in the past, even though that past is one that is more imagined that real. As one of the most richly mythologized institutions in the country, Harvard often falls prey to this same attitude. Consider a few cases of nostalgia for Harvard...
...defense wasn't really all that bad, in spite of the 17-5 score," said junior co-captain Becca Brown. "In the first half, we played pretty good defense, but we did have a few mental lapses that led to Princeton scores...
...defense wasn't really all that bad, in spite of the 17-5 score," said junior co-captain Becca Brown. "In the first half, we played pretty good defense, but we did have a few mental lapses that led to Princeton scores...