understand
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American doctors and nurses volunteering in the Gaza Strip have helped the world understand the humanitarian crisis unfolding there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Zgraggen said during his trial that he did not understand the extent of Nyepi restrictions and did not mean to insult the Balinese.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
In a statement posted on Instagram Thursday, Neutrogena wrote, “We are proud to have partnered with her and understand that we made her feel unsupported during a very difficult time.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"By comparing ecological ways of life for extinct and modern species, we can understand how patterns of adaptive evolution have changed through time and what factors shaped the modern biosphere."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 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
There were reports of vendors suing LIV over unpaid invoices, and of prize money being paid more slowly than normal - although BBC Sport understands that latter issue has been resolved.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has convened several task forces, including one to examine how the Fed understands and responds to inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
It was felt, BBC Sport understands, that players would be left fielding questions they simply didn't know the answers to.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
My grandmother is 99 years old, but she is mentally competent and understands what she wants to do.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
They tried offering me cows: Our people believe even an infant understands about the cattle.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
It is as if she had been wrested away by a natural force, scarcely understood, but so powerful that it stays the hands raised by the putti, who seem to want to oppose Zeus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
But talks between the clubs are continuing, with the south coast club understood to be looking for closer to £70m for the 22-year-old Gambia international.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Lupus, for example, can affect as many as nine women for every one man, yet the genetic factors behind this striking difference have remained poorly understood.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Nevertheless, for reasons still not understood, four hours later Eatherly did make an appearance at the courthouse.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
And the tree told me something that my heart understood, but it wasn’t in words.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
"Jeffries clearly possesses a rational and factual understanding of the proceedings to adjudicate his criminal charges."
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
More than a decade ago, he was among the Chinese AI experts already at the forefront of using computers for humanlike tasks such as understanding language and recognizing faces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
In a sane world he would provide answers that could facilitate greater understanding of his actions and motivations, and how he believes those actions will benefit the American people.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
But since the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding in June, a detente appeared to take shape.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
I want to freeze it in time: us, here together, connected by an unbreakable understanding and more love than I have ever felt for this gentle, frail, strong old lady.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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