understand
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“Students understand that hosting a social gathering is a privilege and are generally cooperative with the requirements because they want to maintain that privilege,” Arey said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
In the past year, the trust has taught more than 4,000 young people to spot the signs of stalking, understand what healthy relationships are, and how to get help.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The pair, who had joined an unsuccessful march earlier in the day to reach the French president's residence, the Elysee Palace, said nonetheless that they "understand" the revolt.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
But what’s irrefutable is that she knows how lonely it is not to be able to communicate the world inside her head, and how painful it is not to understand others the same way.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
How could he explain about death when he didn’t understand it himself?
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Fielder might be fascinated by motive and rationale, but he’s primarily interested in circumstance, and he understands Holmes’ circumstances perfectly.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Although he is enjoying his posting, Legrand understands why some young educators leave the profession.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
"He's a brilliant football man who truly understands football development because he's been running it," claimed one senior official at a European national association.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Perhaps because she understands that the internet is not real life, and that her message is resonating with a silent majority.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
She understands that when push comes to shove, literally or otherwise, that she must rely on other people being good and doing the right thing.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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It’s one of the great power ballads of the last 25 years, with a chorus as cathartic as any in modern pop; Cyrus, the showbiz lifer, surely understood the payoff she was building toward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
By revealing how complex alien atmospheres can be understood from faint changes in light, this new approach could help scientists take another step toward answering that question.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
He said the approval process had been criticised as "very opaque in the past and that it's not necessarily been clearly understood why X was successful and Y wasn't".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The Dodgers understood that this outcome was a possibility when the season began.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Sometimes she stood up for me, and I understood why.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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In a secret location in the Highlands of Scotland, there's a fast-flowing river that's the key to understanding the massive power of water.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
"We used a very positional 4-3-3, understanding the spaces, the timings, waiting for the ball to arrive to you at the right time. Players moved the ball until gaps started opening."
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
"We're able to go around the edge. So, we've gone from a ring to understanding where on the ring the gemstones are, so to speak."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
We’ll soon get a better understanding of those injuries, and whether rest, rehabilitation and/or surgery might be recommended for each one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
“It’s no secret that Tyran resents me. I assume he was upset when he found out that Nic found the Msaidizi instead of him. It’s my understanding that he wanted to search for it?”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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