understanding
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"If you're organised, we really need project managers. If you're good at understanding geopolitical nuance, we need space lawyers. If you're good with finance and numbers, we need economists."
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
We ate more foods engineered for shelf life and were fed antibiotics without fully understanding the potential downsides.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
"Governments and health services must work with communities to rebuild trust and promote a better understanding of, and confidence in, vaccines," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
"We're seeing fatty liver disease in younger and younger people. So we're really happy to make some inroads into understanding what's driving it and identifying cell types we might be able to target."
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
The young girl in the red parka gave a quick nod of understanding.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Vocabulary lists containing understanding
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 7
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