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The work could improve cancer care for cats while also helping scientists better understand how some cancers develop in humans and other animals.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
BAB EL-MANDEB, Yemen — To visit Bab el-Mandeb is to understand that old adage about looks being deceiving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
It is healthier, he suggested, to seek meaning and understanding from others and use that to understand ourselves better.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
It also spawned efforts within the industry and the FAA to better understand how pilots with a range of experience, training and skills will respond to problems during flights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
I need him to understand that me going to Sunridge isn’t going to change who he needs me to be.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
The older version of the T2, Hawk T1, is also used by the Red Arrows, which the BBC understands are also included in the pause.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Williams knows what Ogwumike’s career has meant to the league, but she also understands what comes next.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
He understands why investors would be skeptical, as AT&T’s average revenue per user hasn’t even kept up with inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
A leadership vote was held by Reform's 33 Senedd members on Monday morning, in which BBC Wales understands Jenner's colleague Jason O'Connell stood against her.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Cynthia has conflicted feelings about her mother—she understands that Joey was forced down an unexpected path because of her illness, but she also feels abandoned, and sorrowful that they lived separate lives.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
As much as I loved being home with my kids and understood the privilege it was, I was bored.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
“Farmers came together. They understood what was needed and they got it done.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Everyone has understood for some time that this would be a favorable election cycle for Democrats.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
He also understood why PCs were primarily used by techies and dismissed by Wall Street: There wasn’t a piece of software compelling enough to convince the masses that they needed a computer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
How Nollie understood the gray color-hunger of prison!
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
During the project, the trust said it would work with landowners to trial "small-scale habitat interventions" to identify those which work well while gaining a better understanding of the species' behaviour and needs.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Finance focuses on practical money skills, while economics develops understanding of broader financial systems.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
The US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding in June that aimed to end the war, reopen the strait and launch talks on Iran's nuclear program.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Published in Organisms Diversity & Evolution, the study combines detailed physical observations with genetic analysis to help fill major gaps in scientists' understanding of these unusual marine animals.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
According to the internet, this means understanding who your customers are and why they need your business.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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