understand
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I’m trying to understand the potential tax consequences, but I’m concerned about the bigger picture.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
The MP isn't a divisive figure, locals tell the BBC, and no one can understand why she was allegedly targeted.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
I understand the appeal of a pocketable tablet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The scientists are now urging more comprehensive investigations of cave ecosystems throughout China to uncover additional species and better understand these fragile underground habitats.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
“I understand, but you didn’t answer my question: Do you want to move out of Davey?”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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When he asks Holmes if she understands why “Who’s on First?” is funny, Holmes reveals she didn’t grasp the premise of their gag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
"Peter Rice understands talent relations, and in a competitive market, creative talent have choices of where they want to work," Sarandos said on the call Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Recognizing those strengths could change how society understands aging and the contributions older adults can make.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
However, the BBC understands that Microsoft, which said it would fund a supercomputer at the site, has terminated its involvement.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
He is asking if Gina understands something now because of her.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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Doncic, who had 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, understood it was more than just Kessler being 7-foot-2.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The researchers say the findings build on earlier observations of facial signals in conversation by showing that such movements do not simply accompany speech but actively shape how it is understood.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
But I am an apple-picking person, and my Dad was an apple-picking person, and I think he understood even then that some things are worth risking an eye for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The curfews meant many commuters could not take their regular urban rail services back home, but some late Tuesday said they understood.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
It sounded like "Tattoo," but his mom understood, and she clapped her hands and called, "Myron! Anastasia! Come quickly!"
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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Gemma says the support from management within the team was "phenomenal" and "even the firefighters on the ground were understanding how stretched we were in the control room".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
"I was just over 20, I was probably a little too impatient, without really understanding how much I still had to learn. I wanted to write, I was reading a lot," he wrote.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Published in the journal Subterranean Biology, the discovery represents an important step forward in understanding the region's underground wildlife.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
If I am properly understanding Ms. Noonan’s warning, she is saying AI is at the stage comparable to that of the first full scale test of an atomic bomb at Trinity in 1945.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
“It’s my understanding that opposing counsel has offered a sentence of two and a half years in juvenile detention,” Mother said.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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