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
They also spoke to local residents to better understand their enemy.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
But as a point guard, he admits his job is to speak up more, to help organize the offense, to make sure some of his nine new teammates understand what Lakers coach JJ Redick expects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“La, I understand why you’re doing this. But fair warning, you’re making a difficult thing nearly impossible.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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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
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
In Ms. Browne’s compression, the reader immediately understands how Darwin’s diverse interests came to fit together like the pieces of a puzzle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
A black Mercedes, which the BBC understands belongs to midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath, 24, crashed on Millhouse Woods Lane in Cottingham, East Yorkshire.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
He is asking if Gina understands something now because of her.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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Adams said at the start of training camp — months after the Eagles traded Brown to the New England Patriots — that he understood that was part of the business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Magnetoreception remains one of the least understood senses found in nature.
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
Both now understood that fame was a two-faced monster.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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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
That theoretical work helped provide a framework for understanding the superconductivity enhancement observed in the new experiments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 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
Nodding, his mouth a firm line of understanding and resolve, he leans over and grabs my hand.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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