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"contrary to having" is a grammatically correct phrase and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to express something that goes against or contradicts the possession or existence of something. Example: "Contrary to having a strict diet, she indulged in a slice of cake at her friend's birthday party." This sentence means that even though the person usually follows a strict diet, they made an exception and ate cake at the party. The phrase "contrary to having" sets up the contrast between the expected action and the actual action.
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But you'd have to try very hard, or be particularly contrary, to have a bad meal in San Francisco; I haven't managed it yet.
The most extraordinary part of the incident was that some of those who survived claimed, despite all the evidence to the contrary, to have witnessed the miracle.
And contrary to what has been reported, negotiations with Lionsgate have not been problematic.
The majority saw no need to hear arguments to the contrary, or to have them aired in public.
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Contrary to what has been written about me I am not a "climate-change skeptic".
This, it was generally agreed, proved that the Swede, contrary to appearances, had balls.
Contrary to what had been thought, T. rex was slow of foot.
This is contrary to what has been generally reported in the literature.
Contrary to what has been reported, he added, all of the boys know how to swim.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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