The phrase "although we understand that" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to introduce a contrasting idea or to acknowledge a point while presenting a different perspective or opinion.
Example: "Although we understand that the project has faced several challenges, we believe it is still on track for completion."
Alternatives: "even though we recognize that" or "while we acknowledge that".
(There has been at least one other notable departure: Ty Beltramo, who had been the CTO, left this month, although we understand that was a personal, rather than business-related, decision).
And although we understand that he's the brains behind the show, we don't like him hanging around.
We hope that you enjoy your meal, although we understand that you probably won't, because enjoying things is inexplicably difficult for you.
Although we understand that none of them were studying at Berkeley, everyone in our academic community understands the tragedy of vibrant lives, so full of hopes and dreams, being cut short so suddenly.
Although we understand that many readers may be new to the concept of gender-neutral pronouns, it is essential that The Times respect the gender identities and preferred pronouns of all who grace its pages.
Ms. Hart "received a degree in neither marketing nor economics, (although we understand that she may have taken a small number of courses – not enough for even a minor degree – in each)," Mr. Loeb wrote.
NS&I couldn't cope initially, although we understood that those problems were long since passed.
"Although we understood that the girl was depicted in her own choice of dress we considered that, in choosing that image for use in a poster, Channel 4 had acted irresponsibly by depicting a child in a sexualised way," said the ASA.
Although we understood that ethical issues are usually dealt with using multi-step approach [ 11], we were interested in their main action for dealing with the issues.
Although accurate, we understand that this may be misleading for those looking to invest in a conventional franchise agreement.
Although likely representative, we understand that this is one of the limitations of our study as comparison across different molecular technology platforms (NanoString and Illumina) can be problematic.
