understand
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I came to Dali in southern China’s Yunnan province to try to understand the disillusionment among young people in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
But Haitians understand the horror of zombies to be one of dispossession, a curse enacted by enslavers that binds victims to mindless servitude, denying them liberation in the afterlife.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
Supporters say it won’t make any substantive changes, but instead make the rules easier to understand by deleting duplicated language.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
“Left unchecked, it could outrun our ability to understand and control these systems, and so must be pursued very carefully,” Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has written, “if at all.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Now I understand what Nate tried to warn me about.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Blumenfield also understands the objection but points out that the ballot already is overwhelming, and that everything in Measure LA addresses a change in governance and efficiency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
She understands the software programme Canva was asked to re-arrange the photos in the work newsletter, not to edit them.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
The couple understands the trade-off — is it better to have cash in the bank or in home equity?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Analysts say the lifelong military man whose youngest son died fighting in Gaza understands the limits and costs of military force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
And Khalid nods, like he understands what that means.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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“They understood that my help was not free money,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
Until now, scientists believed they understood the basic way retron defenses operate.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
The Framers understood that, even for the most virtuous, receipt of favors creates a predisposition to do favors in return.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
Another large retailer is understood to be interested in buying up more than 100 other sites.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
For the first time, he understood what the word priceless meant.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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This imbalance, known as matter and antimatter asymmetry, is essential to understanding our existence.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
Supporters say people overseeing Van Nuys and LAX should have a firsthand understanding of living near the airports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
"Being thoughtful and understanding can make a real difference to whether someone feels left out or included in these occasions."
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
By revealing how vitamin A signaling and thyroid hormones help shape the retina, scientists have taken another step toward understanding vision at its earliest stages and potentially finding ways to restore it when disease strikes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
I want to freeze it in time: us, here together, connected by an unbreakable understanding and more love than I have ever felt for this gentle, frail, strong old lady.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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