understand
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“People don’t understand that locating in Houston is like moving a film company to Hollywood,” said Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Hollywood keeps asking what made the monster, because a monster with a making is a monster we can understand — and contain.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
They also spoke to local residents to better understand their enemy.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
But as a point guard, he admits his job is to speak up more, to help organize the offense, to make sure some of his nine new teammates understand what Lakers coach JJ Redick expects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“My dear, I have good news. I understand that Peter is about to be released.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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That is why a lawyer who understands the issue -- and even speaks the child's language if it is not English -- is necessary.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Two people have died following what's been described as a workplace incident at a road in County Down, BBC News NI understands.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
In Ms. Browne’s compression, the reader immediately understands how Darwin’s diverse interests came to fit together like the pieces of a puzzle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Maye understands that his performance so far simply hasn’t been up to snuff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
“She made a mistake, but she understands what she did wrong, and she’s apologized. She definitely won’t be doing this again.”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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But until I read its headline writers telling me that Red Sanders’ 1949 beginning with four wins while I was at Fairfax High was before the “modern era,” I hadn’t understood that I’m ancient.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
It is understood that ministers will try to implement the changes before the start of next year's summer holidays.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Macron said earlier this week that he understood the anxieties and anger driving young people to protest but he condemned the violence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"Vaccine hesitancy should not simply be understood as a lack of scientific knowledge among the public," Daniel Fritz Silvallana, a health communication researcher at Deakin University, Australia, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Sometimes she stood up for me, and I understood why.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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Rudd says some people might prefer to give their salary expectations, or outline their understanding of the salary range for the role.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
“I think luckily for me, I started my career in an offense that was similar to that, and just understanding you never know when it’s going to come, but just to be ready,” Thybulle said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Australia’s forests contain many forgotten experiments that could transform our understanding of how forests respond to human intervention.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
But a result that does nothing to advance human understanding, they contend, can hardly be called mathematics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Roz, on the other hand, had no trouble understanding.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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