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"despite this being" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to introduce a fact that contradicts the expectation. For example, "Despite this being the wettest region of the country, the annual water consumption is the lowest".
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Nobody IRL seems to have noticed yet, despite this being very Skynet indeed.
Despite this being a plausible scenario, I can't ever remember it happening.
Despite this being the inaugural flight it seems I was the only person celebrating.
Chelsea's manager Avram Grant found time to be there despite this being the biggest week of his professional life.
However Nokia clearly decided not to show it off here, despite this being the annual show for developers.
And why is there no information on who owns our country's vital irrigation and water assets, despite this being promised?
We've got the home advantage: despite this being a global competition, the awards take place at London's Guildhall.
The England squad don't have their real names – despite this being an official game of a tournament in England.
"I know that, despite this being an opportunity, once the negotiations begin they will be complex," she wrote.
Despite this being an English-language school, few teachers – and fewer students – could speak the language at all.
The members reportedly worked long hours, lived on next to no wages and had no health insurance despite this being required of all German employers.
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