understand
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“No. 1 is, do they understand the judicial system?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
I understand that our situation could change in the future.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
"If we don't understand what climate change, ocean warming or acidification does to coral ecosystems, there is a chance we're going to lose them," Ravasi said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
"Wimbledon has understood one of the biggest shifts in global marketing. For decades, premium brands believed exclusivity came from distance. However, today they understand that exclusivity comes from belonging," says Bhalla.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
What did he care if he could understand it, or why?
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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“Although we’ve moved on since that point, I think there still is a question mark in investors’ minds as to whether Masino understands the Cracker Barrel business intimately.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
However, BBC Sport understands Arteta has become so smitten with the notion of signing Vinicius that he is viewed internally as the club's number one target.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
She understands that children in dense districts face some of the steepest challenges to accessing outdoor play.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Dennis Dahmer, who is 73, similarly understands the stakes of what the court has done by rolling back key protections the VRA established.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
So I nod, but immediately my stomach starts to hurt a little, like my body understands I’m making the wrong decision.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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So he encourages people to identify the relationships in their lives that already make them feel safe and understood, and to use them "as a vehicle for becoming more secure overall".
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
My mother, an excellent cook, understood repetition better.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
They appear to have understood that elephant bone offered advantages over more widely available animal bones.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
But Serie A champions Inter have held positive discussions with the 32-year-old and are understood to be leading the race to sign the Premier League and Champions League winner on a two-year contract.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
I do not think I understood just how serious the argument had really been, till the next morning.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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Rheinmetall signed a memorandum of understanding with Lockheed Martin to jointly produce American missiles in Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
A Tigers spokesperson told The Times on Tuesday that the team’s understanding is that the squirrel was in “fine health” after it was removed and released.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Reacting to the forecast, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said: "I ask for understanding and call on all citizens in all the country to exercise extreme caution and take every possible precaution."
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Hiroki Suzuka, who manages a coffee shop opposite the road where the Fujisawa mosque is set to be built, calls for greater understanding and dialogue.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 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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