understand
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“I think that moment I realized, ‘Oh, you understand shapes,’” Okonma says about McCoy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
She said some employers have been "absolutely brilliant" and tried to understand but in other workplaces the understanding simply wasn't there.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
She said it’s important that early-career entrepreneurs understand the gravitas of taking investor funding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
To understand these events, astrophysicists typically rely on massive supercomputer simulations.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
“I still don’t understand what the issue is. It’s one of the most prestigious programs around. Why wouldn’t he want you to go?”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
He also understands that commuting the sentences could make him vulnerable if he runs for president.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
The idea that hype is something a talking head understands and the market overlooked is absurd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The BBC understands government whips have discussed holding a debate and vote by then, but no date has been scheduled.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
BBC Sport understands that the club are in advanced talks with former Burnley, Bournemouth and Fulham boss Scott Parker as his replacement.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
“Nobody ever understands you, not with all your stuck-up words. Like, you just want to make everyone else feel stupid. You think you’re so smart.”
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
It is understood that Tuchel pointed to the quality of the opposition as a key factor on why they eventually succumbed to two late Argentina goals.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
"Suddenly they understood the spirit of Eurovision," he said of those involved, hailing "the music, the extravagance".
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
"I didn't have people around me that understood what I was going through," he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
She added she understood she needed to “pay closer attention to social issues” moving forward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
He understood now how difficult it must have been for Pili to choose.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Samphire, who has stage 4 endometriosis and has suffered years of debilitating pain since she was just 10 years old, said although her boss was understanding, she knows not everyone would be so lucky.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
“He really has an understanding of the people’s hair that he’s cutting. It’s a magnetic energy with him and us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Together, the two studies offer a more detailed understanding of how diet, gut microbes, and the body's own metabolism interact.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
The key to understanding this discovery lies in a well-known phenomenon called magnetic reconnection.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
I nod, understanding by the earnest look in his eye that he’s very serious, and that me following through on my plans to apply to Sunridge is, for some reason, important to him.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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