understand
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To understand how a Chinese ice-cream shop surpassed McDonald’s in-store locations, skip Beijing or Shanghai.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
He said his group is focused on creating "trusted AI systems" that are transparent and allow operators to understand how a particular conclusion has been reached.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
“Left unchecked, it could outrun our ability to understand and control these systems, and so must be pursued very carefully, if at all,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
They believe the revised approach could make the concept easier for students to understand while giving scientists a clearer framework for interpreting how molecules behave.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
She doesn’t have to say any more for me to understand the meaning of her demonstration.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
The incident on Saturday was not the result of hostile action, the BBC understands.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
"The National Intelligence Service currently assesses that Kim Ju Ae is being groomed as the successor and understands she has a younger sibling of unknown gender," the agency said, reaffirming its conclusion on succession.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
“He’s super smart and understands the sports ecosystem,” says Ilana Kloss, a longtime sports executive and business partner of Billie Jean King, who is not involved in the talks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“I doubt he’ll deliver, but at least he understands what they need.”
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
He understands that some spaces are perfectly fine being empty.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
It is understood that Prince Harry had a review of his potential risks earlier in the summer, but before it was known that he would be returning to live in the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
A spokesperson for Kingswood Homes said Winstanley Hall and the surrounding estate had always been privately owned and had never historically been open to the public, but they understood local interest in it.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
"Alzheimer's disease cannot be understood one layer at a time," said Jian Ma, the Ray and Stephanie Lane Professor of Computational Biology who led and supervised the study.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Rather than retreat into antiseptic corporate language, it followed the safety message with another language its customers understood: cheap Taco Bell.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
He now understood the reason the Afterlife had dropped Gingersnipes in Deadwood so abruptly on the week of All Hallows’ Eve.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
On Monday, French energy giant TotalEnergies signed a memorandum of understanding with Iraq on liquefied natural gas supplies and agreed to discuss further energy projects.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
"A fuller understanding of brain aging requires research that reflects the world's social, cultural, and geographic diversity," said Arthur W. Toga, PhD, director of the Stevens INI and Provost Professor at USC.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
No, we aren’t doomed, but the models are advancing more quickly than our understanding of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
“If we’re not tracking and not just understanding the numbers, but understanding the why behind the numbers, we have no ability to respond,” Knight said.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Mutual understanding, leading to amity and good relations.”
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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