understand
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“Left unchecked, it could outrun our ability to understand and control these systems, and so must be pursued very carefully,” Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has written, “if at all.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Doughty believes attitudes have changed since then, adding: "I think we've worked really hard in Newport to go into schools, to do shows here, to really develop people who understand what we're about."
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Crystal Lake” and “Carrie” have the unenviable task of taking scary mommies we already know and helping us understand their motivations in new contexts.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Alzheimer’s is just one form of dementia, and doctors are still trying to understand it.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Lafayette says, “Try to relax. And remember, all these events have already happened. You can’t change them. All you can do is try to understand them.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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But the BBC understands that social care workers already in the UK are now likely to be exempt from the longer wait.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Blumenfield also understands the objection but points out that the ballot already is overwhelming, and that everything in Measure LA addresses a change in governance and efficiency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The couple understands the trade-off — is it better to have cash in the bank or in home equity?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Analysts say the lifelong military man whose youngest son died fighting in Gaza understands the limits and costs of military force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
And then, like the wind understands the importance of the moment, it shifts toward the sea.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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It is understood other counties are interested in signing the bowler, who turns 45 next summer.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The Framers understood that, even for the most virtuous, receipt of favors creates a predisposition to do favors in return.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
With Palme d’Or winner and Oscar hopeful ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ the legendary Iranian filmmaker brought together creatives who understood the project required high-stakes discretion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
For decades, scientists have understood that directing laser light at certain atoms can cause them to emit extremely short pulses of much higher-frequency light, including X-rays.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
I nodded my head to let him know that I understood, but I didn’t like it at all.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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"There is a lot of appetite for, at the very least, more transparency, more understanding of why healthcare costs are so high," said Dann.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Picard, the actor’s greatest TV legacy, is a paragon of grace: empathetic, dedicated to a mission of understanding and devoted to preserving what is best about Starfleet.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
“I think there is understanding about the challenging fiscal trajectory,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The NFL Players Association said Wednesday that such studies “are critical to improving our understanding of football’s long-term impacts.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Draw you in, make you say something caring and understanding, then punch you on the arm and tell you what an idiot you are for falling for it.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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