understand
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Scientists are still working to understand exactly how its volcanic history unfolded and how those early processes produced the world we see today.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
“I understand having a deluge of information from many sources and just being confused and having concerns,” Jones said at the news conference.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
"We all understand that this is just part of the thing," Stacy said.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Ironically, applying them to my dilemma made it easier to understand how two sides could leave the same room with entirely different perceptions of what had occurred.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Lafayette says, “Try to relax. And remember, all these events have already happened. You can’t change them. All you can do is try to understand them.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Despite all the plaudits, Jackie has always been slightly perplexed as to why the show has made such an impact, but understands how watching their journeys has helped some people make sense of their own.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
"The National Intelligence Service currently assesses that Kim Ju Ae is being groomed as the successor and understands she has a younger sibling of unknown gender," the agency said, reaffirming its conclusion on succession.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Rosales understands a gendered reality that our current society sweats to suppress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
For her, it’s not just about someone who understands that rents are high or that groceries are expensive, but about a candidate who understands how destabilizing all those things can be.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
“You’re the only one who understands me,” I whispered.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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For decades, doctors barely understood why people suffered sudden heart attacks and strokes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Morgane Halimi, Sotheby's Global Head of Handbags and Fashion, said in a statement that Princess Diana "understood instinctively" that fashion can be a language in its own right.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
I assumed that a substantial speaking engagement involving preparation, travel, presentation and follow up materials was understood to be professional work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Everyone’s enthusiasm feels revelatory: We’re watching kids embrace their sense of play and a gray-haired woman who understood the need to keep that exuberance going like a well-tended flame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
With every day that passed, they understood each other better.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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There is now a growing understanding of the need for respiratory protections and decontamination to help prevent certain cancers that are more common for firefighters.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
It’s a mixture of intuition, understanding and research.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Stellantis added that the two sides have signed a memorandum of understanding, which signals both companies’ interest in pursuing a transaction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Ultimately, scientists hope that a clearer understanding of aging could lead to strategies that target it directly, much as modern medicine targets specific diseases.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
For example, in addition to understanding the spacecraft’s automatic control panel, he was taught how to manually control the capsule in the event that the automatic controls failed.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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