understand
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“Gustavo and I share a lot of things,” he continues, “but any two musicians hear things differently, see things differently, understand them differently — and I think the orchestra is very, very receptive to that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Companies need to understand the scope and seriousness of data center opposition and broader AI anxiety for what it is.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
His experiments involved disabling selected genes to understand how they influenced intestinal inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Critics of the opening of the files emphasise this point - that people will be too quick to judge those they find in the files, and unwilling to understand the nuances.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
“The steps you’ve taken are necessary for you to choose yourself, for you to be your authentic self, and not the self your dad chose for you. Do you understand that?”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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BBC Sport understands Le Bris' job is not in immediate danger and he will be given more time to turn things around.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 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
The BBC understands that the draft agreements will also include some references to UK involvement in defence cooperation schemes, access to law enforcement databases and some reassurances over the EU's "Made in Europe" plans.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Yet Flores also understands that the last thing he can become is predictable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Then Mama told me how she can’t wait for me to come home and she’s been so lonely and nobody understands what she’s been going through.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
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“But to me, the secret to offense has always been up front: being able to run the football and protect the quarterback. And Jason always has understood that and been good at it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Lezzard said he understood the club's reasons for trying to attract additional income but called the decision "a massive misstep".
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The Speaker from Louisiana understood, as he likes to say quoting John Quincy Adams, that “duty is ours; results are God’s.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
But the moment she saw it, she understood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Jimbo must have understood me, or had already made up his mind to come along willingly.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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While many commissioners supported the idea, commission staff said the benchmark was too stringent to employ without understanding how the new sand placement will fare over the next few months or years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Nevertheless, understanding the income bands where one tax rate ends and another begins is important for tax planning — especially when everyone’s looking to get the most out of their money right now.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
They are also better at understanding accents, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Its observations have helped reshape astronomers' understanding of the cosmos, and the telescope continues to produce discoveries that advance research across many areas of astronomy.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
“Well, whatever,” Michael muttered, barely understanding a word Ridge had said.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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