- present participle of understand.
understanding
Example Sentences
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“It speaks to the broader understanding of the public that housing is a policy problem, that government can do something about it and the expectation that government will do something about it,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
Associate Professor Worthy says the fossils provide a crucial benchmark for understanding how New Zealand's wildlife evolved.
From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026
"Unless we have a cultural shift towards understanding how to mitigate heat, written into design guidance, I think we're going to build things that are not fit for purpose," she says.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
Traffic through the passage has increased since the U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on June 17.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
I learn that the rock samples I brought back have advanced human understanding of Mars.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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