even though
idiom
—used as a stronger way to say "though" or "although"
She stayed with him even though he often mistreated her.
I'm going even though it may rain.
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Jordan once fired on a small hut suspected of shooting down a U.S. helicopter and later learned that women and children were among the dead inside, a revelation that still haunts him even though his actions were found to be legal, the clemency petition says.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Daya feels entitled to this point, even though Alyssa never actually said her name.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 26 June 2025
As pointed out by former Ohio House Education Committee Chair Stephen Dyer, the legislature increased education spending by $633 million, with 70% of that increase going to private schools, even though those schools only serve 15% of Ohio’s students.
—Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
During sentencing, Judge Kazuhiko Obata said the victim’s testimony, provided remotely and anonymously, was highly credible even though the defendant denied his charges brought by the prosecutors, who demanded 10 years in prison, according to Kyodo News.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Daya feels entitled to this point, even though Alyssa never actually said her name.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 26 June 2025
As pointed out by former Ohio House Education Committee Chair Stephen Dyer, the legislature increased education spending by $633 million, with 70% of that increase going to private schools, even though those schools only serve 15% of Ohio’s students.
—Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
During sentencing, Judge Kazuhiko Obata said the victim’s testimony, provided remotely and anonymously, was highly credible even though the defendant denied his charges brought by the prosecutors, who demanded 10 years in prison, according to Kyodo News.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
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“Even though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20though. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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