understand
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With generative AI, machines no longer just transcribe speech, they understand what we’re saying.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
He added: "We really need to look within the community to understand what happened - how people became ill and sometimes even died without any report being filed."
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“It’s important for people to understand this person wasn’t there on Friday and then all of a sudden Monday this is the situation,” Canning said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
"In the case of the SFZ, we don't fully understand the rupture dynamics at depth, but they're rupturing more frequently and pretty close to home."
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
“You and Nate don’t understand him like I do, and I suck at explaining things properly. I always end up making things sound worse than they are.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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