understand
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Mythos has set off a scramble among technology employees inside major companies, as many have tried to understand how the new model could upend cybersecurity and expose a range of new threats to their products.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
“Across electric, gas, and water utilities, the environment is shifting quickly, and we understand the pressures and changes utilities face,” said Mark Webster, senior vice president of Oracle Infrastructure Industries.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Quiet professionals understand that violence is risky and costly, and use it only as a last resort.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
To understand what changed, researchers used advanced satellite observations and machine learning to analyze more than ten years of forest data.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Of course, I understand that he needs my help, even though I don’t remember promising to help the way he seems to think I did.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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