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To understand today’s Supreme Court, you need to understand Neil Gorsuch.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026

We actually have data that shows people prefer the AI agent versus having to wait for a human, or the human doesn’t understand what they’re saying or they can’t understand the accent of the agent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

"The Taliban have their red lines and we, and our donors, have ours. We discuss approaches so both sides understand where they are coming from."

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“No doubt about it... You cannot understand the power of the O factor,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

She also usually messages me all day, but she’s been quiet, and I’m scared because I don’t understand what’s happening, but I’m sure that something’s wrong.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Ryan Lucas, aka “The Pickled Guy” on social media, understands this firsthand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

BBC Sport understands that talks are at an exploratory stage at the moment but sources suggest a deal for the 23-year-old is possible.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

However, the BBC understands this was not the case.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

But Meg is a true comedian in that she understands not only how to improvise within the lane of the scene, but also the give and take.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

And then, like the wind understands the importance of the moment, it shifts toward the sea.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

It is understood to have spread from a grass area close to the A50, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

It is a secret code that cannot be fully understood by outsiders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Tisa Wenger, a professor of American religious history at Yale Divinity School, said religious liberty has long been understood as “an all-American ideal that many Americans are very proud of.”

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

We believed entrepreneurs who understood overlooked markets could build enormous companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

I wanted to show that I understood the seriousness of the matter and appreciated that I was the one he’d chosen to confide in.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Our friends over at the Slate podcast Slow Burn are good at taking events that we think are settled history, then unlocking a new understanding of those stories through interviews, archives, and fresh analysis.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026

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From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

"It can be quite lonely... with society not understanding the impact it has," says Annalisa de Carteret, a pet loss support manager at animal charity Blue Cross.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

It is how living in such an environment shapes a generation’s understanding of markets, institutions and economic expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

“It’s no secret that Tyran resents me. I assume he was upset when he found out that Nic found the Msaidizi instead of him. It’s my understanding that he wanted to search for it?”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas