understandable
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"It's tedious to get up early, wait, and then see your train cancelled, but it's understandable there's a strike," she said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
El-Sayed’s defensiveness, as he runs to be the nation’s first Muslim senator, is understandable.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
That’s understandable, seeing where car loan rates are going.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
The decision was understandable given the need to free up beds for Covid patients.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
And that was understandable, but also beside the point.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
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