understand
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"Ancient genomes can help us understand how these pathogens affecting us today evolved. We find that unlike the smallpox virus, the sheeppox virus genome was very stable over the last few millennia."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
“Students must be educated in order to understand the implications and harm of especially the use of the N-word and other racial slurs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
"As far as we understand, this Ms Huang has had her permit revoked, meaning it is impossible for her to enter Taiwan again."
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
On Wall Street, Nvidia investors may now understand this feeling.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
Recollections were only ever used to understand a soul’s destiny, and that Recollection had been his.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
About £50m had been frozen by Gordon Brothers, the BBC understands, meaning Poundland bosses were unable to restock shelves across its 600 shops.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
That’s a concept that Bianco, a law enforcement professional, surely understands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 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
“But right now, our fight is to get the vote out, to make sure everyone understands that our power lies in our vote.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
I wonder if she understands that “some camp” probably means her grandmother’s sister is dead.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
It is understood any completed investment deal with Australian governing body the National Rugby League would insist on Broncos featuring in the top flight.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Valencia says he partnered with with Zegarra because he understood his intent better than most institutions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
“I understood why I naturally adapted to it, or grew closer to the idea of what being a barber really was for me, especially being fourth-generation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
As a celebrity himself, Elisha understood Maggie’s life on tour, and the many temptations put in her path.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
In a 38-word statement that was sparse on details, the company said it signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate drilling opportunities with the Venezuelan government and its state-run oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
For Hickman, the progress represents the culmination of three decades of work devoted to understanding disease through more realistic laboratory models.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026
"By understanding the steps between nutrient detection in the gut and learning in the brain, it might be possible to fine-tune them to subtly change our preferences for different foods," Knight said.
From Science Daily ● 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
“So,” Elliot said, his brow furrowed, “if I’m understanding this right, we already fixed this.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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