understand
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A village in Kent is home to what is thought to be the world's largest scale model of the solar system and beyond, created to help people understand the enormity of space.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
“Radio Korea was my first real job in America. At the time, I didn’t speak English well, didn’t fully understand the culture, and they still gave me an opportunity,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
It is just understood, like how we understand that potholes will not be filled.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
He and Samuelson believed the county needed time to better understand the scope of what was coming.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
Katrien and Annaliese could not understand any more than I could Peter’s deliberately doing something that would attract the attention of the authorities.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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