comprehension
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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
The findings suggest that important cognitive abilities, including language comprehension and prediction, may not depend on conscious awareness.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
That number is beyond your comprehension, but WSJ can help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The government first announced its plans for a statutory Year 8 reading assessment in schools, to assess fluency and comprehension, in autumn 2025.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
So, when we finally come to Wotton’s formulation of a tacit reserve, we encounter, for the first time, a sound comprehension of the nature of scientific knowledge.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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
Abdu’l-Bahá says:— The Prophets acknowledge that education hath a great effect upon the human race, but They declare that minds and comprehensions are originally different.
From Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era by Esslemont, J. E. (John Ebenezer)
I had glimpses and intimations of the baffling essence of our human lives here, strange, fleeting comprehensions of the eternal wonder and the eternal beauty….
From Sacred and Profane Love by Bennett, Arnold
Who knows what sympathies, what comprehensions, what exquisite friendships, were blossoming out there in the dark house like a garden, waiting to be gathered?
From Memoirs of an American Prima Donna by Kellogg, Clara Louise
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