understand
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“When our bodies finally wake up and understand what has been happening throughout all these years.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Hollywood keeps asking what made the monster, because a monster with a making is a monster we can understand — and contain.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
"This tiny magnetic fossil may help us better understand the Moon's ancient magnetic history," said Dr. Long Li from HFIPS, a member of the team.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
"We understand that you may be scared to come forward, but we urge you to contact us," Davies said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Her—it’s a pact I understand: Don’t upset Ma.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
After he understands that a little bit better, he says “these are the different ways my life could go.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
“Nobody understands how hard it is,” said Singh, who was hauling soft drinks from Houston to Mississippi Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
That is why a lawyer who understands the issue -- and even speaks the child's language if it is not English -- is necessary.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
That, as BBC Sport understands, the majority of players do not have relegation clauses in their contracts also plays into the club's hands.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The man in the grey suit looks back at Celia, and when he speaks she understands the words once more.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Former California GOP chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson said that while the ad wasn’t for her, she understood the campaign’s desire to expand its reach to different voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Eels evolved around 100 million years ago and remain among the most elusive and poorly understood animals living today.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
It is understood that ministers will try to implement the changes before the start of next year's summer holidays.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Macron said earlier this week that he understood the anxieties and anger driving young people to protest but he condemned the violence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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
It’s a dynamic that comes with a lot of understanding and empathy for each other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
It is built around understanding, empathy and respect but also emphasises the importance of boundaries.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
“I think luckily for me, I started my career in an offense that was similar to that, and just understanding you never know when it’s going to come, but just to be ready,” Thybulle said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
But a result that does nothing to advance human understanding, they contend, can hardly be called mathematics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
I can’t make him understand, when he’s committed to not understanding me at all.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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