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comprehension

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


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And Mikhail Fiksel’s looping systems architecture and sound design, while beyond my technical comprehension, added to the unique magic of a score that is discovering itself in real time.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Petry’s coiled, claustrophobic story of a well-meaning heroine trapped in a system beyond her comprehension or control rises to a pitch of tragedy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Archaeologist and prehistoric art specialist George Nash said the art could have been used as a "communication system" but that its meaning was something "way beyond our comprehension".

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

Although Centaur was presented as a model capable of simulating cognition, its biggest limitation appears to be in language comprehension.

From Science Daily Apr. 30, 2026

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

He may also be rushing through the text and not monitoring his own comprehensions.

From Slate Jan. 7, 2021

Reed and Wooten will be tasked with improving hitters’ comprehensions of technology-driven approaches and overseeing new catcher Jonathan Lucroy’s resurgence.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2019

They are, in general, suitable to the ages and comprehensions of the hearers.

From The Sand-Hills of Jutland by Bushby, Mrs. (Anna S.)

Hitherto there have been, properly speaking, no comprehensions, only perceptions in the Sense and connections in the Understanding.

From Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation by Jones, Jesse H.

Its strength must come from the uttermost parts of the land and must be compounded of brains and comprehensions of every sort.

From President Wilson's Addresses by Harper, George McLean




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