understand
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“You start to see more of your neighbors driving EVs, and you understand the benefits of it,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Mercedes split their cars between two different specifications in Singapore in an attempt to understand why a major upgrade introduced at the previous race in Malaysia did not work.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
We’ve spent years teaching machines to understand human behavior.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
To understand the dedication and determination of football players from unbeaten Cleveland High, let’s review the commitment of backup quarterback Julio Avalos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
It brings with it the kind of agony the mind simply can’t understand.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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He understands how to keep viewers vigilant, how to shock them and startle them as soon as they think they know where he’s headed.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Novack generally shuns them but understands it is a personal preference for those who can afford it.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Miller-Perkins said she "understands trust has to be earned" and expects to be judged on what her office delivers.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
I think in some ways, this botched execution is emblematic of how everybody understands now what happens in that room, but the jurisprudence and the technologies have occluded that for most of us.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Nobody ever understands you, not with all your stuck-up words. Like, you just want to make everyone else feel stupid. You think you’re so smart.”
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
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The findings add to a growing body of research portraying Neanderthals as resourceful humans who understood and exploited the natural materials around them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
An AI safety expert said he understood why people did it, and that it may seem harmless, but uploading any identifiable information, including photographs, was "not worth the risk".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
I told her I’d always understood the money as a gift to me, not an investment in the house or an early inheritance for her children.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Brown, a Republican, ended the two-and-a-half-week June standoff by assuring Commerce Department, Pentagon and White House officials that Anthropic understood their security fears and had upgraded its safeguards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
It sounded like "Tattoo," but his mom understood, and she clapped her hands and called, "Myron! Anastasia! Come quickly!"
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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Antonelli drove the new spec and Russell the old, and by the end of the weekend the team said they had made some progress in understanding the new aerodynamic package.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Age-related macular degeneration alone affects approximately 2.5 million Canadians, highlighting the potential importance of understanding the processes that keep the retina healthy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
After researching your book, what have you found about people’s common understanding of Rod Serling and “The Twilight Zone” that might not be entirely accurate?
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
Putin received the proposals "with understanding", the Kremlin said, without elaborating on what the proposals were or the Russian president's response.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
And with that thought, with that small understanding, came the desire to learn, to know more not just about wolves but about all things in the woods.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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