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comprehension

[kom-pri-hen-shuhn] / ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn ʃən /


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This creates a gap between adviser compliance and a client’s comprehension of all the moving parts.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Because of their vastly improved comprehension, chatbot-powered interfaces are far more forgiving than the old Siri or Alexa, and are better at simulating intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

This extremely human rendering of the healer’s challenge conveys a broader scope of comprehension than any other medical drama.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

The passages chosen have "some degree of specialisation", which allows the test to assess such comprehension skills, he told The Korea Times.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

It opened clear on my comprehension that Helen Burns was numbering her last days in this world, and that she was going to be taken to the region of spirits, if such region there were.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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