understand
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And it introduces types of risks that income-oriented investors need to understand going in.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Asked Tuesday about the $5.5-million claim, Adams answered at various points, “I can’t speak on that,” “I don’t understand the question” and “I don’t know how to answer the question.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
More observations will be needed to determine which scenario is correct and to better understand how such a small, distant object can briefly hold onto an atmosphere at all.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
Reading Mr. Pielke’s op-ed reminded me of a remark by Upton Sinclair: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on him not understanding it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
“There are no words. Very few, anyway. It is mostly drawings, maps, that sort of thing. You’ll understand when you see it.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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