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Although they were joined at the head, even at 7 months of age each had his own personality—one playing while the other slept or ate.†
p. 7.7

although = even though -- used to connect contrasting ideas
We were poorer then, and I could tell Mother worried, although she didn't say much to Curtis or me.†
p. 12.3
My mother is an attractive woman, five feet three and slim, although when we were kids I'd say she was on the plump side of medium.†
p. 15.9
Although I was only 8, my decision seemed perfectly natural.†
p. 24.5
Although no one specifically said anything to me about my being Black, I think my poor record reinforced my general impression that Black kids just were not as smart as White ones.†
p. 27.6
Although not a conscious thing on my part, I like to look back and think that my intellectual growth helped to erase the stereotypical idea of Blacks being intellectually inferior.†
p. 36.9
Although I wasn't quite at the top, only one or two others passed me in grades.†
p. 43.4
When I was 12 and more mature, I realized that although I'd been emotionally touched at age 8 and even had been baptized, I hadn't understood exactly what being a Christian meant.†
p. 49.7
"Although I've been baptized," I said, "I didn't really grasp the significance of what I was doing."†
p. 49.8 *
Although I had no question about wanting to be a doctor, the particular field of medicine wasn't always so clear.†
p. 58.2
I really admired my brother, although I would never have told him so.†
p. 59.3
It was a six-year program (although he did not re-enlist after his four-year stint).†
p. 59.9
He was Black, well-built, and serious most of the time, although he had a fine sense of humor.†
p. 62.1
Although I was doing well in most of the academic subjects, I realized I didn't know a lot about the arts.†
p. 66.3
Although I had been holding on to the bottom rung of the class from the first week at Yale, the professor had a rule that might save me.†
p. 72.9
Although said a little differently, my mother had given me the same advice.†
p. 85.6
Although I'd been walking aimlessly, I looked up and realized I was just outside Battell Chapel on the old campus.†
p. 86.2
And although Candy had played the organ for her high school baccalaureate service, she hadn't had much of an opportunity to keep in practice.†
p. 90.6
A light snow had fallen the day before, although most of it had melted.†
p. 92.4
After graduating in 1973 from Yale, I ended up with a fairly respectable grade point average, although far from the top of the class.†
p. 96.7
He and I used to play table soccer (sometimes called foosball), and, although I had never played before, almost from the first lesson I did it with speed and ease.†
p. 99.3
Fortunately, I always could, although I was still a medical student.†
p. 103.4
Only one problem faced me: Johns Hopkins accepted only two students a year for neurosurgery residency although they averaged 125 applications.†
p. 106.3
Although he didn't say it, I'm convinced that my interest in classical music was a decisive factor.†
p. 108.1
Actually this turned out to be an advantage, although I didn't plan it that way.†
p. 110.6
Although I didn't say it, I would like to have told her, "It's all right because I realize most people do things based on their past experiences.†
p. 112.8
Although he was the chief resident, I knew that the chiefs of the departments were the ones who made the decisions.†
p. 115.8
Aside from the racial matter, from my perspective I couldn't see that going to Aus tralia for a year of residency would add anything in terms of my career, although it would certainly be interesting.†
p. 125.1
Yet, strange as it seemed, although I'd dismissed Australia, the topic dogged me.†
p. 125.4
Although the racial issue was settled, Candy and I still flew to Perth with a great deal of trepidation.†
p. 127.2
Although they had only four consultants in Western Australia, these men were all extremely good, among the most talented surgeons I've ever seen.†
p. 127.6
* He told the board that, although I was only 33, I had a wide range of experience and invaluable skills.†
p. 132.8
Although the results of previous hemispherectomies had been poor, surgeons felt they could now do a better job with fewer side effects.†
p. 136.8
Although born normal, Maranda Francisco had her first grand mal seizure at 18 months, a convulsion characteristic of epilepsy that we sometimes call an electrical storm in the brain.†
p. 137.1
Dr. John M. Freeman, the director of pediatric neurology at Hopkins, has said, "We're not even sure whether it's caused by a virus, although it leaves footprints like a virus."†
p. 137.9
Although the seizures affected only her right side, Maranda was forgetting how to walk, talk, eat, and learn, and she needed constant medication.†
p. 138.2
Although he had not performed any himself, he knew of two successful hemispherectomies and was convinced that they were viable surgical options.†
p. 140.1
Although I had warned them of the possible complications of surgery at the time they consented, I wanted to make certain they heard everything again.†
p. 142.7
Third, although I'd done my written examination for certification as a neurosurgeon, I hadn't yet taken my oral board exams.†
p. 149.6
Although that was my first encounter with the media, I've tended to shy away from certain types of media coverage on television, radio, and print.†
p. 150.3
Although both have distinct functions, one side has the major responsibility for language and the other for artistic ability.†
p. 150.6
Although she was older than any of my other patients, we went ahead with the hemispherectomy.†
p. 151.5
Although the cause for the emergency could have concerned half a dozen other cases, intuitively I knew that something had happened to Jennifer.†
p. 153.8
Although I continued to function, for the next several days I lived under a cloud of depression and pain.†
p. 155.5
At least they now had Beth alive, although she was obviously getting worse.†
p. 159.4
Our opposition deserved a fair hearing, although we insisted upon the final word.†
p. 164.7
In the months afterwards, although I didn't know it at the time, I would do other and more controversial surgeries.†
p. 166.8
Although rare, a plus four—for dire emergency—galvanizes everyone into action.†
p. 168.1
Six months after the event (when I last had contact with the family), Charles had still not fully recovered, although he is active, walking and talking, and is developing a dynamic personality.†
p. 172.2
Although I had consented to do the surgery, I had to explain to Craig and Susan that this tumor and cyst were probably in the brain stem.†
p. 181.8

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(1) (although)
even though -- used to introduce an idea that contrasts with or makes the main statement surprising

At the start of a sentence, although can play a role similar to words like however, yet, still, even so, on the other hand, or nonetheless—all of which signal contrast. In the middle of a sentence, although can sometimes be used where but or though might also work, but though or but often sound more natural. For example, "She's a great teacher, though not the most popular" is usually smoother than "She's a great teacher, although not the most popular."
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