understand
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But it’s all pretty straight “as a family business owner, I understand the struggle” type stuff.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026
By measuring how different solid rocks slow down and fragment during atmospheric entry, scientists can better understand the processes that govern these potentially dangerous asteroid airbursts.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
“You understand that your performance as a team directly impacts the happiness of the people in the state and the city,” team captain Christian Yelich said, “and you don’t take that for granted.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
"We need to be ensuring that how we understand the rules of the road continue to apply, because for a middle power like Australia, it is actually the rules which give us agency," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
In your brain, Broca's area may let you speak and Wernicke's area may let you understand, but listening is also a complicated social behavior.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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The couple understands the trade-off — is it better to have cash in the bank or in home equity?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Although the ministry did not cite figures, Maybank says it understands that Raffles Hospital’s Raffles24 Acute & Critical Care clinic has seen roughly a 10% increase in respiratory cases in the past two weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
But what I really love about “The Age of Adaline” is that it understands the heart.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
Lahn pointed to someone who understands “the grassroots.”
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
Which is something Scoob understands beneath his skin and down in his bones somewhere but doesn’t know how to put into words.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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"I think the challenges that are being faced in this part of the world and the pressures that are being experienced are well understood by all four countries," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Jacquet is part of a quartet at Anfield, alongside Bradley Barcola, Victor Munoz and Ronald Araujo, taking English lessons and like everything else, he is understood to be taking that in his stride.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
I felt like I understood these characters very deeply, even though I’m a man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Mary, the owner, understood that a well-equipped kitchen could be part of the vacation itself.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
It sounded as though he barely understood how they worked.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Scientists have gained a clearer understanding of what happens when rocks from space plunge into Earth's atmosphere and survive the journey to the ground.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
A better understanding of how face processing develops in the brain could help identify approaches that are more useful and appropriate.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Never again will we be able to make a decision with so little foresight or preparation, with such a lack of understanding about what this means.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
He noted breakdowns that could be solved with better adherence to the game plan and understanding of the opposing team’s personnel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Lucky that she is forgiving and understanding, and that she knows how to wear down anyone’s defenses.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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