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Writing a short letter of intent that states the reasoning behind gifts, caregiving recognition, business decisions and any other unique circumstances also helps heirs understand the logic and avoid conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
"But I do understand the NFL wants to bring new fans in."
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Hollywood keeps asking what made the monster, because a monster with a making is a monster we can understand — and contain.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
But as a point guard, he admits his job is to speak up more, to help organize the offense, to make sure some of his nine new teammates understand what Lakers coach JJ Redick expects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
In school, I’m one of six Black kids in a specialized music program; I have hair my classmates don’t understand and a complexion that garners assumptions.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
That is why a lawyer who understands the issue -- and even speaks the child's language if it is not English -- is necessary.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
“Nobody understands how hard it is,” said Singh, who was hauling soft drinks from Houston to Mississippi Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Say this for President Trump: He understands the stakes in the AI race with China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The BBC understands that one of the men had dialled 999 himself, about an hour before a local farmer alerted police to a "large group" of masked men near the vehicles.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
He peers at me intently, and even over Zoom, I can tell he understands why I need to do this.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Former California GOP chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson said that while the ad wasn’t for her, she understood the campaign’s desire to expand its reach to different voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
According to PA news agency, it is understood the government has not advised the King to apologise or offer reparations.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Eels evolved around 100 million years ago and remain among the most elusive and poorly understood animals living today.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Macron said earlier this week that he understood the anxieties and anger driving young people to protest but he condemned the violence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Looking up toward the heavens, Mama closed her eyes and muttered something that no one could have understood.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
“I think luckily for me, I started my career in an offense that was similar to that, and just understanding you never know when it’s going to come, but just to be ready,” Thybulle said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Australia’s forests contain many forgotten experiments that could transform our understanding of how forests respond to human intervention.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
After understanding the phonetics of Lewis' translation, Parton recorded her parts at her studio in Nashville, in early 2025.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
And over the past month, they’ve given the world our starkest understanding yet of what happens when AI goes wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
It outraged him that the people who got credit for higher understanding were those who spent the most time currying favor with the media.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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