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It’s not just that ambitious, talented students will want transcripts that appeal to recruiters looking for evidence that future employees understand and value what makes America special.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
He said his group is focused on creating "trusted AI systems" that are transparent and allow operators to understand how a particular conclusion has been reached.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
“Left unchecked, it could outrun our ability to understand and control these systems, and so must be pursued very carefully, if at all,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Cao and her colleagues are now working to better understand why cancer is increasingly affecting younger generations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
“Uncle Max,” my dad said finally, giving a look I didn’t understand.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Despite all the plaudits, Jackie has always been slightly perplexed as to why the show has made such an impact, but understands how watching their journeys has helped some people make sense of their own.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
"The National Intelligence Service currently assesses that Kim Ju Ae is being groomed as the successor and understands she has a younger sibling of unknown gender," the agency said, reaffirming its conclusion on succession.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The BBC understands the England and Wales Cricket Board has checked on wellbeing of the Pakistani under-19s team, and is reviewing security arrangements for the remainder of their tour.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
“He’s super smart and understands the sports ecosystem,” says Ilana Kloss, a longtime sports executive and business partner of Billie Jean King, who is not involved in the talks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
So, Axel understands why she thinks for a little.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
Many details took more than a month to become public, and the event still isn’t completely understood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The schools' names have been kept private, but it is understood that there were concerns from the Sussexes' security team about the "practicalities" of taking the children there.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Benn was taken to hospital after the fight, in what was understood to be a precautionary measure.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
"Alzheimer's disease cannot be understood one layer at a time," said Jian Ma, the Ray and Stephanie Lane Professor of Computational Biology who led and supervised the study.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
I understood: the three of us were ill.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
On Monday, French energy giant TotalEnergies signed a memorandum of understanding with Iraq on liquefied natural gas supplies and agreed to discuss further energy projects.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
No, we aren’t doomed, but the models are advancing more quickly than our understanding of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
"Our study represents a major advance in understanding what goes wrong in Alzheimer's disease," said Hansruedi Mathys, assistant professor of neurobiology at Pitt's Department of Neurobiology, who directed the Pitt arm of the study.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
“If we’re not tracking and not just understanding the numbers, but understanding the why behind the numbers, we have no ability to respond,” Knight said.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
From information I have overheard, I have developed an understanding that someday, perhaps someday soon, I will be put together again.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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