Both Uses

nevertheless
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Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool
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Nevertheless, something, a kind of pattern, or perhaps only an atmosphere, survives the complications and the LONGUEURS.†
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nevertheless = despite that (used to connect contrasting ideas)
There are people who are convinced of the wickedness both of armies and of police forces, but who are nevertheless much more intolerant and inquisitorial in outlook than the normal person who believes that it is necessary to use violence in certain circumstances.†

Definitions:

(1) (nevertheless)
despite that

Based on idea 1 we might not expect idea 2, but this is a way of saying that even though idea 1 was just stated, we still have idea 2. Synonyms include in spite of that, despite that, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the other hand, in contrast and but.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)