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ни
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какой бы она ни была, в Тбилисе Евгения
grammar
whatever she was like
A concessive construction meaning “regardless of what she was like.”
Ни один врач не дал публичного комментария.
medicine
not a single doctor
Emphasizes that not a single doctor performed the stated action.
Чем бы не болели люди, они ждали.
medicine
whatever people were suffering from
Concessive wording meaning that the result is the same regardless of what illness people had; standard Russian normally writes «ни» here.