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knowing

[noh-ing] / ˈnoʊ ɪŋ /


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Missing your daughter’s youth while behind bars is a crushing weight, but knowing she’ll never see her father again is a far darker reality.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

Many people are sticking with their current job, knowing that unemployed workers have to trudge through job hunts that last for months.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

In these writings, Grossman wrote the truth of what he saw and heard, knowing full well that much of it could not be published or even shared with others.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Birmingham Airport "chose not to communicate this with any passengers on arrival or beforehand - they simply just took our bags as if there was no problem despite them clearly knowing," he said.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Wes, Ford, and Alex, on the other hand, can’t afford ignorance, because not knowing comes with consequences.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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