even now/then
idiom
1
—used to stress that something is or was happening at a particular time
They are even now preparing for his arrival.
Enemy troops were even then approaching the city.
2
—used to stress that something (such as a person's attitude or behavior) was or is very surprising and unexpected
We showed her the proof, but even then, she wouldn't admit she was wrong.
Despite all that went wrong, he insists even now that he would do it again.
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The Canadian public knew nothing of this until more than a year after Trudeau had received an intelligence briefing about it all—even then, the government seemed more outraged by the report’s leaking than by the Chinese interference.
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
Trading now at $114 and up nicely from its 52-week low of $84, the stock still, even now, is down 55% from its all-time high of $258 in May of 2021.
—Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
The price of eggs is not affected, unless the government buys up more of them than usual for whatever reason, and even then, the price eventually falls back to normal.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
And even then, Washington had to get back off the figurative deck when Penix drove Atlanta 68 yards for the game-tying score — and nearly won it as time expired, but Riley Patterson’s game-winning 56-yard field goal attempt fell short.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
Trading now at $114 and up nicely from its 52-week low of $84, the stock still, even now, is down 55% from its all-time high of $258 in May of 2021.
—Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
The price of eggs is not affected, unless the government buys up more of them than usual for whatever reason, and even then, the price eventually falls back to normal.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
And even then, Washington had to get back off the figurative deck when Penix drove Atlanta 68 yards for the game-tying score — and nearly won it as time expired, but Riley Patterson’s game-winning 56-yard field goal attempt fell short.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Even now/then.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20now%2Fthen. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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